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PARAMETER DESIGN FOR OPTIMUM PERCENTAGE YIELD FOR BIODIESEL FROM COTTONSEED USING DOE (TAGUCHI TECHNIQUE) Balendra veer Singh1, Shailendra Nath Tiwari2, Anurodh kumar singh3, P. K. Chaudhary4 1,2,3M.Tech.
Scholar, School of Mechanical Engineering, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, U. P., India
4Associate
Prof., School of Mechanical Engineering, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, U. P., India
-----------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract: This is truth that one world has to stop using fossil originated by the combustion of petro diesel. In fuels. So many researchers are trying their best to produce
addition, diminishing resources of conventional fuels
biodiesels from various sources. Biodiesel are basically a chain
has triggered intensification in its price [5]. Biodiesel is
of fatty acid methyl ester. This paper is based on production of
a renewable fuel which can be used as either direct
biodiesel from cotton seed oil. For this purpose, trans-
substitute, extender or as an additive to fossil diesel
esterification of cotton oil is done with methanol. This process
fuel in compression ignition engines. The most
was optimized by relating Taguchi Method. The additive
promising feature of biodiesel is that it can be utilized
model was obtained to predict the yield of biodiesel as a
in existing design of diesel engine with very little
function of Molar Ratio, Reaction Temperature, Reaction time and Catalyst Concentration. The optimal condition for yield of
modifications. Biodiesel contain 10% oxygen by weight
biodiesel was found to be Molar ratio 6:1, reaction
[13]. Biodiesel enhances the combustion efficiency and
temperature 60˚C, reaction time 60 minute and Catalyst
emission characteristics. Generally the scientist prefers
Concentration 1%. The optimized condition was validated
the biodiesel for alternate fuel as it is biodegradable,
with the actual Biodiesel yield of 95 %. The calculation of
renewable and non-toxic. It produces less particulate. It
ANOVA was performed on Minitab 16.
has higher cetin number than simple diesel. And also it fulfills the rising demand of the world. Biodiesel is
Keywords: Biodiesel, cotton seed oil, Parameter Design,
derived from vegetable oil and animal fats using
Taguchi Methodology, Tran’s esterification etc.
trasnesterification [1]. The oil is reacted with alcohol. The process of producing biodiesel from the vegetable oil using alcohols in the presence of catalyst (such as
INTRODUCTION
NaOH and KOH) is called trasnesterification. Alcohol Diesel fuel is base of the economy of the country
breaks molecule of triglycerides into alkyl esters [9].
because it is used in various fields. It is used in
The reaction needs heat and a strong catalyst to
transportation, railroad, agricultural works and
complete the conversion of oil into the chain of esters
construction equipment. Fossil fuels have different
and glycerin. The by-product of this conversion is
types of hydrocarbons (toluene and xylenes), sulphur
glycerine. Generally there are various types of alcohols
and aromatics rings. In recent times, there has been a
used for trans-esterification. Various researches had
growing alarm about the increasing air pollution
done to produce high yield of biodiesel by various method based on optimized parameters in terms of
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