Concentration of biopetrol from palmitic acid

Noor Zariyati, Mohammad (2008) Concentration of biopetrol from palmitic acid. Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang.

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Abstract

Biopetrol is defined as fuel which has the same characteristics with commercial petrol in terms of its molecular formula. The objective of this study is to find the concentration of biopetrol (isooctane) from palmitic acid. Thermal cracking process is used to produce isooctane from palmitic acid. Heat is supplied using hot plate at palmitic acid’s melting point within a range of 63oC – 64oC, to melt the solid palmitic acid. After it turns to liquid, the heating is continuous at isooctane’s boiling point of 98oC by using heating mantel 250ml to form new arrangements of carbon compounds including isooctane. The heating is continuous and the sample was collected at temperature 200oC, 300oC, 330oC and 350oC. The desired isooctane obtained is around 0.0455% - 0.0743% in the distilled palmitic acid. After the back calculation, the highest concentration of the desired isooctane is 2.92% at temperature 350oC palmitic acid.

Item Type: Undergraduates Project Papers
Additional Information: Project paper (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering) --- Universiti Malaysia Pahang - 2008; SV:EN. SYAIFUL NIZAM HASSAN; NO.CD:2739
Uncontrolled Keywords: Biomass energy Biodiesel fuels
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering
Depositing User: Rosfadilla Mohamad Zainun
Date Deposited: 03 May 2010 04:12
Last Modified: 15 Aug 2023 08:10
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/664
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