Comia's team successfully presented their research proposal
Comia's team successfully presented their research proposal
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Sganarel Paul H. Comia, Ruela Mae L. Bacolod, John Vince P. De Jesus, Sean Carlo C. Garcia, and Robin Albert P. Jacinto successfully defended their thesis proposal entitled "Transesterification of Used Palm Oil using CaO-ZnO Heterogenous Catalyst" last January 8, 2023, in partial fulfillment of their Petroleum Engineering Methods of Research.
Fossil fuels are applied worldwide; they are used to power engines, create energy at home, fuel vehicles, and operate industrial power plants. However, using fossil fuels raises environmental issues, the consequences of which are irreversible. A potential substitute for fossil fuels is biodiesel. Biodiesel is formed from the transesterification reaction between oil and alcohol in the presence of a catalyst. Using waste oils as feedstock gained popularity over the years. However, there is a need to optimize the reaction conditions to make it more cost-effective.
Here, the researchers will utilize CaO and ZnO as heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production using used palm oil. They will investigate the effect of transesterification parameters such as reaction temperature, reaction time, methanol to ethanol ratio, and CaO to ZnO ratio on biodiesel yield. Physicochemical characterization of the biodiesel produced under optimized conditions will be performed.
Their research project will be conducted from 2023 to 2024.
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