PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL FROM PALM KERNEL OIL USING FeO PROMOTED NaOH CATALYST THROUGH ............

Transesterification was used to successfully create biodiesel from palm kernel oil. In the manufacturing of biodiesel, the effects of FeO, NaOH, and a NaOH/FeO catalyst were investigated. According to the findings, NaOH catalyst produces a better production of biodiesel than its mixture (NaOH/FeO), and FeO from Palm Kernel Oil produces the lowest yield of biodiesel. Using 1 M of NaOH as the catalyst, the highest biodiesel yield of 68.75 percent was achieved. Free fatty acid value 3.935 mgKOH/g, saponification value 242 mgKOH/g, iodine value 23 g/100, and acid value 7.85 mgKOH/g were all found in palm kernel oil. The specific gravity of the Palm Kernel Oil base biodiesel was 0.860, the kinematic viscosity was 3.3 mm2/s, the cetane number was 45.5, the cloud point was 5, and the acid value was 0.5012, which was in line with the biodiesel standard value.

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