Extraction and transesterification of soya oil with ethanol for production of biodiesel

• Grant number: 04/15164-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: June 01, 2005
• End date: March 31, 2008
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Food Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: Marisa Aparecida Bismara Regitano d'Arce
• Grantee: Marisa Aparecida Bismara Regitano d'Arce
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The present project aims to carry out the extraction and the process of transesterification of soya oil with ethanol to obtain biodiesel (ethylic esters), a fuel derived from a renewable raw material. Soya samples will be subjected to the process of extraction with ethanol, and the micelles obtained will be transesterified directly so as to obtain biodiesel using NaOH as catalyst. After the reaction, the fraction containing glycerin and the excess ethanol will be separated and the ethylic esters obtained will be neutralized and dried for subsequent characterization, according to the preliminary specification of the ANP. (AU)

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