Dimethyl carbonate as potential reactant in non-catalytic biodiesel production by supercritical method

Z Ilham, S Saka - Bioresource Technology, 2009 - Elsevier
Z Ilham, S Saka
Bioresource Technology, 2009Elsevier
In this study, the non-catalytic supercritical method has been studied in utilizing dimethyl
carbonate. It was demonstrated that, the supercritical dimethyl carbonate process without
any catalysts applied, converted triglycerides to fatty acid methyl esters with glycerol
carbonate and citramalic acid as by-products, while free fatty acids were converted to fatty
acid methyl esters with glyoxal. After 12min of reaction at 350° C/20MPa, rapeseed oil
treated with supercritical dimethyl carbonate reached 94%(w/w) yield of fatty acid methyl …
In this study, the non-catalytic supercritical method has been studied in utilizing dimethyl carbonate. It was demonstrated that, the supercritical dimethyl carbonate process without any catalysts applied, converted triglycerides to fatty acid methyl esters with glycerol carbonate and citramalic acid as by-products, while free fatty acids were converted to fatty acid methyl esters with glyoxal. After 12min of reaction at 350°C/20MPa, rapeseed oil treated with supercritical dimethyl carbonate reached 94% (w/w) yield of fatty acid methyl ester. The by-products from this process which are glycerol carbonate and citramalic acid are much higher in value than glycerol produced by the conventional process. In addition, the yield of the fatty acid methyl esters as biodiesel was almost at par with supercritical methanol method. Therefore, supercritical dimethyl carbonate process can be a good candidate as an alternative biodiesel production process.
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