In-situ biodiesel and sugar production from rice bran under subcritical condition

Siti Zullaikah*, Yulia Tri Rahkadima

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Abstract

An integrated method of producing biodiesel and sugar using subcritical water and methanol has been employed as a potential way to reduce the high cost of single biofuel production from rice bran. The effects of temperature, methanol to water ratio and reaction time on the biodiesel yield and purity, and the concentration of sugar in hydrolysate were investigated systematically. Biodiesel with yield and purity of 65.21%and 73.53%, respectively, was obtained from rice bran with initial free fatty acid (FFA) content of 37.64% under the following conditions: T= 200 oC, P= 4.0?MPa (using CO2 as pressurizing gas), ratio of rice bran/water/methanol of 1/2/6 (g/mL/mL), and 3?h of reaction time. FFAs level was reduced to 10.00% with crude biodiesel recovery of 88.69%. However, the highest biodiesel yield (67.39%) and crude biodiesel recovery (100.00%) were obtained by decreasing the amount of methanol so that the ratio of rice bran/water/methanol became 1/4/4, g/mL/mL. In addition, the highest sugar concentration of 0.98?g/L was obtained at 180 oC and 4.0?MPa with ratio of rice bran/water/methanol of 1/4/4 (g/mL/mL) and reaction time of 3?h. Since no catalyst was employed and the biodiesel and reducing sugar were produced directly from rice bran with high water and FFA contents, the process was simple and environmentally friendly, which would make the production of biofuel more economical and sustainable.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference of Chemical and Material Engineering, ICCME 2015
Subtitle of host publicationGreen Technology for Sustainable Chemical Products and Processes
EditorsFerry Iskandar, Hadiyanto, Arief Budiman, Hadi Nur, Suryadi Ismadji
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735413467
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Dec 2015
Event2nd International Conference of Chemical and Material Engineering: Green Technology for Sustainable Chemical Products and Processes, ICCME 2015 - Semarang, Indonesia
Duration: 29 Sept 201530 Sept 2015

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1699
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference of Chemical and Material Engineering: Green Technology for Sustainable Chemical Products and Processes, ICCME 2015
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CitySemarang
Period29/09/1530/09/15

Keywords

  • Biodiesel
  • hydrolysis
  • in situ
  • rice bran
  • subcritical methanol.
  • subcritical water
  • sugars

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