SYNTHESIS OF FATTY ACID METHYL ESTERS FROM USED VEGETABLE OIL USING ACTIVATED ANTHILL AS CATALYST

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dc.contributor.authorBabatunde, E.O.
dc.contributor.authorSaka, H.B.
dc.contributor.authorOlutoye, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorAkpan, U.G.
dc.contributor.authorAuta, M.
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-09T09:51:34Z
dc.date.available2022-02-09T09:51:34Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-03
dc.description.abstractIn this present study transesterification of used vegetable oil (UVO) using synthesized activated anthill as catalyst was investigated. The catalyst was prepared via calcination process, characterized by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) techniques. From the BET analysis; calcination temperature has a positive impact on the textural properties. The XRD shows that the catalyst is cryVstalline in nature. Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) was produced using thermally activated anthill as catalyst. The optimal FAME yield of 94.85 % was obtained at Methanol/Oil (M/O) 9:1, catalyst loading 1.5 wt%, reaction temperature of 65 แต’๐‘ช and reaction time of 2 h. The physico-chemical properties of UVO โ€“ FAME produced was found to be within the American Society for Testing and Methods (ASTM). Hence, the study reveals that used vegetable oil catalyzed by novel activated anthill could be an effective feedstock to produce sustainable energy.en_US
dc.identifier.citation1en_US
dc.identifier.issnhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njt.v39i1.15
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/7558
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNigerian Journal of Technologyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries39;140-147
dc.subjectAnthillsen_US
dc.subjectFAMEen_US
dc.subjectCentral composite designen_US
dc.subjectHeterogeneousen_US
dc.subjectUsed vegetable oilen_US
dc.titleSYNTHESIS OF FATTY ACID METHYL ESTERS FROM USED VEGETABLE OIL USING ACTIVATED ANTHILL AS CATALYSTen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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