%0 Journal Article
%T Biodiesel Production from Unrefined Rice Bran Oil through Three-Stage  Transesterification
%A V. R. Kattimani
%A B. M. Venkatesha
%A S. Ananda
%J Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science
%P 361-366
%@ 2160-0406
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/aces.2014.43039
%X <p>
	<span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"line-height:2;font-family:Verdana;\">Unrefined rice bran
oil (UNRFRBO) with high free fatty acids (FFA) is used as a source for the production
of unrefined rice bran oil methyl ester (UNRFRBOME). Three-stage transesterification
process is successfully used. Initially, the FFA of UNRFRBO is reduced to 1%
(0.8%) by using two stages esterification process with methanol in the presence
of acid (H</span><span style=\"line-height:2;font-family:Verdana;\"><sub>2</sub></span><span style=\"line-height:2;font-family:Verdana;\">SO</span><span style=\"line-height:2;font-family:Verdana;\"><sub>4</sub></span><span style=\"line-height:2;font-family:Verdana;\">) as a catalyst. Finally, biodiesel has
produced by alkaline (NaOH) catalyzed transesterification process which has designed
according to the central composite design. 90% has obtained at the optimum values
of CH</span><span style=\"line-height:2;font-family:Verdana;\"><sub>3</sub></span><span style=\"line-height:2;font-family:Verdana;\">OH (20% v/v of oil), NaOH (1.0% w/v of oil), reaction time (60
minutes) and reaction temperature (55</span><span style=\"line-height:2;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:9px;line-height:23px;white-space:normal;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Verdana;\"><sup>กใ</sup></span></span><span style=\"line-height:2;font-family:Verdana;\">C to 60</span><span style=\"line-height:2;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:9px;line-height:23px;white-space:normal;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Verdana;\"><sup>กใ</sup></span></span><span style=\"line-height:2;font-family:Verdana;\">C).</span></span> 
</p>
%K Biodiesel
%K Ricebran Oil
%K Free Fatty Acid
%K Transesterification
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=47853