Biodiesel will be the main alternate to petroleum in coming years. At present many researches for the production of biodiesel are in progress around the globe. The main reaction everyone is following is the esterification - reacting oil of fat + alcohol in the presence of catalysis to get glycerol and ester (biodiesel). This research aims at producing biodiesel in a clean and eco-friendly way. Two catalyst systems have been employed in this research: the natural biologically important organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, and tin(II) bromide. Oleic acid is used as the fat of oil because it has almost the same carbon chain as soybean oil. Methanol was chosen as the alcohol, and lipase B <i>Candida antarctica</i>, an enzyme, and tin(II) bromide as the catalysts. The main focus of this research project was to compare two esterification reactions using two different catalysts, list their pros and cons, and determine which catalyst is better and more ecofriendly.

Production of methyl-ester (biodiesel) using oleic acid and methanol and lipase B <i>Candida antarctica</i>

249th National Meeting (2015)

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Production of methyl-ester (biodiesel) using oleic acid and methanol and lipase B Candida antarctica