Deacidification of macauba pulp oil (acrocomia aculeata) catalyzed by cationic resin

Authors

  • Daniel Bastos de Rezende Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Maria Helena Caño de Andrade Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Vânya Márcia Duarte Pasa Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18540/jcecvl1iss1pp60-72

Abstract

The traditional route of biodiesel production is based on the transesterification reaction, in which the main requirement is the use of  low acidity raw material.  It is known that the cost of raw material, such as soybean oil, has the largest contribution to the final price of biodiesel. Brazil has a huge potential for the use of others oleaginous plants, such as Macauba. However, the extractive way of harvest generates a raw material of high acidity. The objective of this study is to use commercial cationic exchange resins as heterogeneous and reusable catalysts to esterify the free fatty acids content, reducing the acidity and making the Macauba oil suitable to transesterification process. The resins Purolite CTR275DR and Mitsubishi PK208 were evaluated in this study as esterification heterogeneous catalysts. The initial acidity of pulp oil was reduced from 40.8% to than 2.2% w/w, demonstrating the potential of the resins in the esterification of free fatty acids.

DOI: 2446941601012015060

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Author Biographies

Daniel Bastos de Rezende, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Professor substituto e doutorando no Departamento de Engenharia Química da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Bacharel e Mestre em Engenharia Química, ambos pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

Maria Helena Caño de Andrade, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Professora doutora no Departamento de Engenharia Química da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

Vânya Márcia Duarte Pasa, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Professora doutora no Departamento de Ethylic Esterification of free fatty acids content in Macauba Pulp Oil (Acrocomia aculeata) catalyzed by cationic resins Química da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

Published

2015-06-25

How to Cite

Bastos de Rezende, D., Caño de Andrade, M. H., & Márcia Duarte Pasa, V. (2015). Deacidification of macauba pulp oil (acrocomia aculeata) catalyzed by cationic resin. The Journal of Engineering and Exact Sciences, 1(1), 60–72. https://doi.org/10.18540/jcecvl1iss1pp60-72

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Engineering of Chemical Reactions and Catalysis