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Transesterification of salmon oil to produce biofuel: Experimental design and process simulation

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Transesterification of salmon oil to produce biofuel: Experimental design and process simulation. / Kamel, Dina; Lima, Sérgio; Xiao, Lifeng et al.
2022. Abstract from ChemEngDayUK 2022, London, United Kingdom.

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Kamel, D, Lima, S, Xiao, L, Sankar, M & Saha, B 2022, 'Transesterification of salmon oil to produce biofuel: Experimental design and process simulation', ChemEngDayUK 2022, London, United Kingdom, 7/04/22 - 8/04/22.

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Kamel, D., Lima, S., Xiao, L., Sankar, M., & Saha, B. (2022). Transesterification of salmon oil to produce biofuel: Experimental design and process simulation. Abstract from ChemEngDayUK 2022, London, United Kingdom.

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Kamel D, Lima S, Xiao L, Sankar M, Saha B. Transesterification of salmon oil to produce biofuel: Experimental design and process simulation. 2022. Abstract from ChemEngDayUK 2022, London, United Kingdom.

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Kamel, Dina ; Lima, Sérgio ; Xiao, Lifeng et al. / Transesterification of salmon oil to produce biofuel : Experimental design and process simulation. Abstract from ChemEngDayUK 2022, London, United Kingdom.

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title = "Transesterification of salmon oil to produce biofuel: Experimental design and process simulation",
abstract = "Waste oils are considered a promising and sustainable source of raw materials in the biofuel industry. In recent years, research has been focused on the conversion of free fatty acids (FFAs) in fish oil to fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) mainly through the transesterification reaction. The biodiesel produced from salmon wastes provides an alternative source of raw material for sustainable energy production, meeting the growing energy demand without damaging the environment. The aim of this work is to investigate biodiesel production from salmon oil through a complete experimental design of the transesterification process. The biodiesel production was carried out by a homogeneous alkaline transesterification process using methanol and potassium methylate as a catalyst. The salmon oil was transesterified and then the FAMEs content was estimated using the peak areas of several FAMEs peaks observed in the chromatogram using GC-MS/FID analysis. The experimental results were modelled through Aspen Plus software, where the salmon oil was reacted with methanol in the presence of a catalyst and the results were validated against the experimental data. This study demonstrated that the oil produced from salmon wastes showed suitable characteristics and is a promising source for sustainable biofuel production.",
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AU - Kamel, Dina

AU - Lima, Sérgio

AU - Xiao, Lifeng

AU - Sankar, Meenakshisundaram

AU - Saha, Basu

N1 - For ChemeEngDayUK 2022, only abstract was required. The full manuscript was not required.

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N2 - Waste oils are considered a promising and sustainable source of raw materials in the biofuel industry. In recent years, research has been focused on the conversion of free fatty acids (FFAs) in fish oil to fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) mainly through the transesterification reaction. The biodiesel produced from salmon wastes provides an alternative source of raw material for sustainable energy production, meeting the growing energy demand without damaging the environment. The aim of this work is to investigate biodiesel production from salmon oil through a complete experimental design of the transesterification process. The biodiesel production was carried out by a homogeneous alkaline transesterification process using methanol and potassium methylate as a catalyst. The salmon oil was transesterified and then the FAMEs content was estimated using the peak areas of several FAMEs peaks observed in the chromatogram using GC-MS/FID analysis. The experimental results were modelled through Aspen Plus software, where the salmon oil was reacted with methanol in the presence of a catalyst and the results were validated against the experimental data. This study demonstrated that the oil produced from salmon wastes showed suitable characteristics and is a promising source for sustainable biofuel production.

AB - Waste oils are considered a promising and sustainable source of raw materials in the biofuel industry. In recent years, research has been focused on the conversion of free fatty acids (FFAs) in fish oil to fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) mainly through the transesterification reaction. The biodiesel produced from salmon wastes provides an alternative source of raw material for sustainable energy production, meeting the growing energy demand without damaging the environment. The aim of this work is to investigate biodiesel production from salmon oil through a complete experimental design of the transesterification process. The biodiesel production was carried out by a homogeneous alkaline transesterification process using methanol and potassium methylate as a catalyst. The salmon oil was transesterified and then the FAMEs content was estimated using the peak areas of several FAMEs peaks observed in the chromatogram using GC-MS/FID analysis. The experimental results were modelled through Aspen Plus software, where the salmon oil was reacted with methanol in the presence of a catalyst and the results were validated against the experimental data. This study demonstrated that the oil produced from salmon wastes showed suitable characteristics and is a promising source for sustainable biofuel production.

M3 - Abstract

Y2 - 7 April 2022 through 8 April 2022

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