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• TITLE: Homogeneously Catalyzed Transesterification of Nigerian Jatropha curcas Oil into Biodiesel: A Kinetic Study

  AUTHORS: Elizabeth F. Aransiola, Michael O. Daramola, Tunde Victor Ojumu, Bamidele Ogbe Solomon, Stephen K. Layokun

  KEYWORDS: Homogenous Catalysis; Transesterification; Biodiesel; Jatropha curcas

  JOURNAL NAME: Modern Research in Catalysis, Vol.2 No.3, June 27, 2013

  ABSTRACT: As a follow-up to our previous study on the transesterification of Nigerian Jatropha curcas oil into Biodiesel using homogenous catalysis, kinetic study of the reaction is hereby presented. The kinetic study revealed that the rate of formation of biodiesel can be increased by increasing reaction temperature and oil to alcohol molar ratio. The optimum reaction condition was established to be 60°C (reaction temperature) and 1:6 (oil to alcohol ratio). Accordingly, the highest biodiesel yield obtained from homogeneously catalyzed transesterification of Nigerian Jatropha curcas (JC) oil into Biodiesel was 86.61% w/w at 60°C with oil to alcohol ratio of 1:6. Furthermore, kinetic study also revealed that conversion of triglyceride to diglyceride was the rate determining step (RDS) of the overall reaction because activation energy of its backward reaction is lower than that of the forward reaction, indicating unstable nature and higher potential energy of the diglyceride in comparison to the triglyceride.