Crude biodiesel refining using membrane ultra-filtration process: An environmentally benign process

I. M. Atadashi; M. K. Aroua; A. R. Abdul Aziz; N. M.N. Sulaiman

doi:10.1016/j.ejpe.2015.10.001

Crude biodiesel refining using membrane ultra-filtration process: An environmentally benign process

I. M. Atadashi^*
, M. K. Aroua
, A. R. Abdul Aziz
, N. M.N. Sulaiman

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Ceramic membrane separation system was developed to simultaneously remove free glycerol and soap from crude biodiesel. Crude biodiesel produced was ultra-filtered by multi-channel tubular membrane of the pore size of 0.05 μm. The effects of process parameters: transmembrane pressure (TMP, bar), temperature (°C) and flow rate (L/min) on the membrane system were evaluated. The process parameters were then optimized using Central Composite Design (CCD) coupled with Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The best retention coefficients (%R) for free glycerol and soap were 97.5% and 96.6% respectively. Further, the physical properties measured were comparable to those obtained in ASTMD6751-03 and EN14214 standards.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	383-396
Number of pages	14
Journal	Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
Volume	24
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpe.2015.10.001
State	Published - Dec 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Biodiesel
Ceramic membrane
Optimization
Purification
Separation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Catalysis
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
Geochemistry and Petrology
Process Chemistry and Technology
Organic Chemistry

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Crude biodiesel refining using membrane ultra-filtration process: An environmentally benign process

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