Biodiesel production from palm olein: A sustainable bioresource for Nigeria

Dangerous environmental consequences and market unpredictability of fossil fuels have necessitated the need for sustainable large-scale production of biofuel in Nigeria. Unrefined palm oil (UPO) is a significant product of commercially available oil palm plants in the country. This study experimenta...

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Published in:Heliyon 2020-04, Vol.6 (4), p.e03725-e03725, Article e03725
Main Authors: Ishola, Felix, Adelekan, Damola, Mamudu, Angela, Abodunrin, Temitope, Aworinde, Abraham, Olatunji, Obafemi, Akinlabi, Stephen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioconversion
Biodiesel
catalysts
Cleaner energy
Elaeis guineensis
Energy
Energy sustainability
Fuel technology
Industrial energy consumption
markets
methanol
Nigeria
palm oils
Palm olein
Policy
potassium hydroxide
Renewable energy resources
Transesterification
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Summary:Dangerous environmental consequences and market unpredictability of fossil fuels have necessitated the need for sustainable large-scale production of biofuel in Nigeria. Unrefined palm oil (UPO) is a significant product of commercially available oil palm plants in the country. This study experimentally investigates the production of biodiesel from refined, bleached and deodorised (RBD) palm olein extracted from UPO obtained from batch reactors. The transesterification process of the RBD palm olein with methanol and in the presence of potassium hydroxide (KOH) catalyst produced biodiesel with a 62.5% yield, thus confirming its feasibility for mass production. The derived biodiesel has properties equivalent to ASTM D792 standard for biodiesel fuels. Energy; Bioconversion; Renewable energy resources; Energy sustainability; Fuel technology; Industrial energy consumption; Palm olein; Biodiesel; Cleaner energy; Transesterification; Policy.
ISSN:2405-8440
2405-8440
DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03725