Reaction Condition Optimization of Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil using Ti-Zr Pillared Bentonite as a Solid Acid Catalyst by Cheminformatics Approach

Bayu Aditya Nugraha, Ariadne Lakshmidevi Juwono, Nino Rinaldi, Egi Agustian, Teuku Beuna Bardant

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Abstract

Biodiesel is a type of liquid fuel which is produced from fatty acid using trans-/esterification reaction through a catalyst. Bentonite is one of clay minerals that can be used as a catalyst. However, bentonite has several disadvantages such as low thermal stability, small surface area and pore volume. To overcome these disadvantages, structural modifications are needed, using a pillarization method. In this study, bentonite was pillarized using a mixture of titanium (Ti) – zirconium (Zr) with a molar ratio of 1:1 to obtain a solid acid catalyst that was tested for its catalytic activity in the reaction of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil in an autoclave reactor with operating pressure between 20-60 bar and temperature between 50-150OC for 3 hours of reaction. This study was also carried out an optimization of the reaction conditions for biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using the Response Surface Methodology-Chemistry Informatics (RSM-CI) method. This method can be used as an efficient chemical approach to present the optimum condition as a mathematical model which was able to predict fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) produced from a pre-determined range of reaction conditions. The Ti-Zr-pillared bentonite catalyst was analyzed using X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), N2 gas adsorption and Temperature-programmed Desorption Ammonia gas (TPDNH3). Meanwhile, the composition of FAME in biodiesel products was analyzed using GC-FID based on the EN 14105 method. The analysis showed that the surface area of the Ti-Zr-pillared bentonite catalyst increased significantly from 13.4913 m2/g to 188.4393 m2/g, and the acidity level of pillared bentonite reached 0.7158 mmol/g. Furthermore, the RSM-CI analysis showed that, the optimal reaction conditions were achieved at a pressure of 43 bar and a temperature of 150OC with a methyl ester yield of 19.538% per mg of product.

Original languageEnglish
Article number030003
JournalAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2902
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Oct 2023
Event8th International Symposium on Applied Chemistry, ISAC 2022 - Hybrid, Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia
Duration: 22 Nov 202223 Nov 2022

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