Data on CaO and eggshell catalysts used for biodiesel production

Ayoola, A. A. and Ojewumi, M. E. and Babalola, Rasheed and James, Ayodele M. (2018) Data on CaO and eggshell catalysts used for biodiesel production. Data in Brief, 19. pp. 1466-1473.

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Abstract

This researchinvestigatedtheproductionofbiodieselfromsoy- bean oil(transesterification process)usingpurecalciumoxideand calcium oxideobtainedfromeggshellasheterogeneouscatalysts. Uncalcinedeggshellandcalcinedeggshellcatalystsproducedwere analysedusingXRFandXRDspectrometers.Theprocessingpara- meters consideredduringthetransesterification ofthesoybean weremethanol/oilmoleratio,catalystconcentrationandreaction time andtheireffectsonbiodieselyieldwereevaluated.Reaction temperatureof60 °C andstirringrateof450rpm(revolutionper minute) werekeptconstant.Asaresultofcalcination,XRFanalysis revealedanincreaseinCaOpercentagecompositionofeggshell catalystfrom96%to97%.Also,thebiodieselyieldsobtained revealedsimilarperformancepatternsforboththecalcinedegg- shell catalystandthepureCaOcatalyst

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Biodiesel Calcined eggshell Catalyst
Subjects:	T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	09 Jul 2018 10:57
Last Modified:	09 Jul 2018 10:57
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/11120

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