Activated Charcoal Modified with Chromium Oxide as Catalyst for Groundnut Oil Transesterification

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A gradual shift to biofuels development was considered advantageous in reducing the pollution and other challenges associated with fossil fuels. Specifically, biodiesel production is one of those options prioritized in the literature. Herein, we demonstrated how a modified activated charcoal sample and chromium oxide can catalyze the upgrading of groundnut oil into fuel-grade biodiesel at the laboratory scale via trans-esterification with methanol. The charcoal-based catalyst was characterized mainly at mole ratio: 3:1 (methanol: oil) reaction time of 1hr and reaction temperature at 60°C . The yield of biodiesel produced were found 71.50% for activated modified charcoal, 59.30% for chromium oxide and 49.45% for charcoal only, which is a little lower than that obtained by some researchers, and the density was found to be 0.56/cm3 for active modified charcoal, 0.43g/cm3 for chromium oxide and 0.33g/cm3 for charcoal only which is within the ASTM approved limits. The viscocity was found to be 3.39mm2/s, 2.52 mm2/s and 1.85 mm2/s for modified activated charcoal chromium oxide and charcoal respectively at 40°C . The free fatty acid was found to be 0.01%, 0.04% and 0.02% for modified activated charcoal, chromium oxide and charcoal respectively and the values are within the range approved by ASTM. The saponification values obtained were 0.56mgKOH/g, 0.84mgKOH/g and 1.12mgKOH/g for modified activated charcoal, chromium oxide and charcoal respectively. Trans-esterification method is found to be good in producing by biodiesel from groundnut oil as corroborated by several investigations.

Keywords: Charcoal Sample, Chromium Oxide, Activated Charcoal, Trans-esterification, Biodiesel

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Galadima, A. (2024). Activated Charcoal Modified with Chromium Oxide as Catalyst for Groundnut Oil Transesterification. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/biodiesel-paper-2024

MLA 8th

Galadima, Ahmad "Activated Charcoal Modified with Chromium Oxide as Catalyst for Groundnut Oil Transesterification" Afribary. Afribary, 09 Jul. 2024, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/biodiesel-paper-2024. Accessed 07 Nov. 2024.

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Galadima, Ahmad . "Activated Charcoal Modified with Chromium Oxide as Catalyst for Groundnut Oil Transesterification". Afribary, Afribary, 09 Jul. 2024. Web. 07 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/biodiesel-paper-2024 >.

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Galadima, Ahmad . "Activated Charcoal Modified with Chromium Oxide as Catalyst for Groundnut Oil Transesterification" Afribary (2024). Accessed November 07, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/biodiesel-paper-2024

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