Direct preparation of biodiesel from rapeseed oil leached by two-phase solvent extraction.

A new method which coupled the two-phase solvent extraction (TSE) with the synthesis of biodiesel was studied. Investigations were carried out on transesterification of methanol with oil-hexane solution coming from TSE process in the presence of sodium hydroxide as the catalyst. Biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters) were the products of transesterification. The influential factors of transesterification, such as reaction time, catalyst concentration, mole ratio of methanol to oil and reaction temperature were optimized. The results showed that the optimal reaction parameters were sodium hydroxide concentration 1.1% by weight of rapeseed oil, mole ratio of methanol to oil 9:1, reaction time 120 min, and reaction temperature 55-60 degrees C. Under these conditions, the TG conversion would rise up to 98.2%. Based on the new method, biodiesel production process could be simplified and the biodiesel cost could be reduced.

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