Biodiesel Production

Scallop shell (CaO) was assessed as a heterogeneous basic catalyst for the transesterification of waste cooking oil with a high FFA level. Biodiesel was produced through transesterification. The waste cooking oil was filtered and blended for 30 minutes at room temperature in a magnetic stirrer. The esterified oil was then transformed into biodiesel using calcinated scallop shells (CaO) as a catalyst and a methanol-to-oil ratio of 6:1. The characteristics of the CaO catalyst were evaluated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDAX), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS). The structure of scallop shells was also characterized using FTIR.

Autorentext

Prof.R.Ramalingam is working as an Assistant Professor at Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Tamilnadu. He completed M.Tech in Chemical Engineering at Erode Sengunthar College, Tamilnadu & Pursuing Ph.D in Amrita University, Tamilnadu, India and he has published 2 research papers in Scopus Journal and Published one book and registered 2 patents.