OPTIMASI PROSES PRODUKSI BIODIESEL DARI MINYAK KELAPA SAWIT DAN JARAK PAGAR DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN KATALIS HETEROGEN

KALSIUM OKSIDA THE OPTIMIZATION PROCESS OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM PALM AND JATROPHA CURCAS OIL USING HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST CALCIUM OXIDE
Rohmadi Ridlo, Hasnedi, Unggul Priyanto, Galuh Wirama Murti, Nurdiah Rahmawati., Septina Is Heriyanti, Erlan Rosyadi, M.A.M. Oktaufik PTPSE-TIEM BPPT e-mail : rridlo@yahoo.com, erlan72@hotmail.com ABSTRACT Production of biodiesel has been proven through several processes such as esterification and transesterification catalyzed by homogeneous, either acidic or alkaline. However, using this process technically require further treatment process. To overcome this problem, utilization of heterogeneous catalyst is proposed. The advantageous of Heterogeneous catalysts utilization are easily in-recovery and reusable, environmentally friendly and cheap. This research aim is to optimize biodiesel process using palm and jatropha oil over calcium oxide (CaO) as heterogeneous catalyst. Calcium oxide catalysts were activated by pretreatment with methanol and used for the transesterification reaction. The optimal reaction conditions were temperature of 60 oC, atmospheric pressure, and reaction time of 4 h. In this research has also tested CaO regeneration of heterogeneous catalysts using various solvents such as methanol, ethanol, and n-hexane. The catalyst has been characterized by XRD and BET. The catalytic activity has been evaluated by GC-MS. Calcium oxide shows a good activity in transesterification reaction either palm or jatropha oil. The highest palm oil conversion is approximately 79.09%, whereas jatropha oil conversion is approximately 53.10 %. The regenerated catalyst was used in transesterification reaction showed the lowest in catalytic activity. Keywords: biodiesel, heterogeneous catalysts, CaO, palm, jatropha

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(Prof. Dr. Erliza Hambali, MSi.)