شماره ركورد كنفرانس :
4518
عنوان مقاله :
Use of Loofa-Immobilized Rhizopus Oryzae as a Whole-Cell Biocatalyst for Biodiesel Production: Batch and Packed-Bed Reactor Study
Author/Authors :
A Arab Markadeh Department of Chemical Engineering - AmirKabir University of Technology, Tehran , M Hajar Department of Chemical Engineering - AmirKabir University of Technology, Tehran , F Goudarzi Department of Chemical Engineering - AmirKabir University of Technology, Tehran , S. Shokrollahzadeh Department of Chemical Technologies - Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology, Tehran , F Vahabzadeh Department of Chemical Engineering - AmirKabir University of Technology, Tehran
كليدواژه :
Biodiesel , Whole-cell biocatalyst , Rhizopus oryzae , Loofa , Packed-bed reactor
عنوان كنفرانس :
The 7th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2011
چكيده لاتين :
Biodiesel is a sustainable fuel made from transesterification reaction of vegetable oils with short
chain alcohols. Use of loofa-immobilized Rhizopus oryzae as a biocatalyst for transesterification
reaction of canola oil and the effect of some parameters on biodiesel production were studied. The
highest methyl ester yield of 85.3% at optimum conditions, containing 15 wt% of water and
methanol to oil molar ratio of 3:1, was achieved. The performance of the reaction in a packed-bed
reactor was able to produce biodiesel with a yield of 92%.
