Abstract: Research on biodiesel production from hazelnut oil
by transesterification process using NaOH catalyst was one of the efforts for
renewable energy research. The purpose of this study was to determine
the effect of
NaOH catalyst and
the ratio of hazelnut
oil to methanol
on the production of
biodiesel via transesterification process.
The transesterification process
was carried out in a stirred reactor equipped by a condenser with speed
of 200 rpm, temperature of 60°C and
the operating time
of 90 minutes.
The results indicated
that biodiesel could
be produced from hazelnut oil through transesterification process with
the highest yield of 81.7% that was obtained on the use of 2% wt. of NaOH
catalyst and the mole ratio of oil to methanol of 1:9.
Viscosity, density, and
acid number of
biodiesel obtained in
this study met
the Indonesia National Standard
for biodiesel as
SNI 04-7182-2006, therefore
hazelnut oil produced biodiesel
could potentially be an alternative diesel fuel.
Keywords: hazelnut oil, biodiesel, transesterification, NaOH
catalyst
Penulis: Farid Mulana
Kode Jurnal: jpkimiadd110012
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