Design of Packed-Bed Reactor for CaO/Zeolite catalyzed biodiesel production from ethanolysis of waste cooking oil

Gannt Chart for 1st Sem A.Y. 2022-23

Lapeña, Bernaldez, Gumahin, Nambatac

Milestone
Assigned to
description August September October November December

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Designing the
specifications for
Packed-Bed
Reactor
Gumahin, Francis
Fellippe
Specifying the packed-
bed height as well as
molar ratio of ethanol
to waste cooking oil
Contacting Merteflor
for the chemicals
needed for the Lapeña, Don Kim S.
experiment.
Send out orders for Domingo II M.
the zeolite from MSU-
IIT c/o Dr. Shierlyn
Paclijan and the
peristaltic pump and
transparent hose.

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Contacting the
source company
for the Waste
Cooking Oil Nambatac,
Collect waste
Arjay E.
cooking oil from
Crystal Lake Food
Industry,
Mandumol Street
CDO

Determination of
Reaction Order
Bernaldez,
Determine the
reaction order and Domingo II M.
rate constant from the
slope of the linear
equation with the
Gumahin,
highest.
Francis
Construction of Fellippe A.
Packed-Bed
Reactor setup
Nambatac,
Preparation of Arjay E.
feed

Sterilization of Lapeña,
glassware
Prepare the Don Kim S.
mixture of waste
cooking oil and
ethanol

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Packed-Bed Reactor Bernaldez,
operation
Domingo II M.
2 hours operation
time for packed- bed
reactor per run with a Gumahin,
total of 24 hours
Francis
Fellippe A.

Nambatac,
Arjay E.

Lapeña,
Don Kim S.
Experimentation
Proper Bernaldez,
Domingo II M.
Continuous
transesterification
system
Gumahin,
Sampling and data Francis
collection of biodiesel
(Run 1) Fellippe A.
Sampling and data
collection of biodiesel
(Run 2) Nambatac,
Sampling and data
collection of biodiesel Arjay E.
(Run 3)

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 Sampling and data
collection of biodiesel
(Run 4) Lapeña,
Sampling and data Don Kim S.
collection of biodiesel
(Run 5)
Setting up the
simulation
Establishing equations
to be used for
calculations Gumahin,
Francis
Development of
Packed- Bed Reactor Fellippe A.
simulation model using
DWSIM

Running the
Simulation for
validation

Nambatac,
Run the simulation for
optimization of Arjay E.
packed-bed height and
oil to ethanol molar
ratio
Determine the maximum
biodiesel yield

Sending Dr.
Cabaraban the
Lapeña,
optimized packed-bed
height and molar ratio Don Kim S.
of waste cooking to

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ethanol for
confirmation

Completing the FYPS

paper which should
include the results and
Lapeña,
discussion,
conclusions, and Don Kim S.
recommendations

Present and defend

the FYPS Report Lapeña,
before the panel Don Kim S.

Revise the paper

according to the Lapeña,
panel’s comments Don Kim S.

Approved by:

Dr. Maria Theresa I. Cabaraban

Research Advisor

Dr. Shierlyn S. Paclijan

Co-Research Advisor

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