Biodiesel production from palm olein: A sustainable bioresource for Nigeria

Felix Ishola; Damola Adelekan; Angela Mamudu; Temitope Abodunrin; Abraham Aworinde; Obafemi Olatunji; Stephen Akinlabi

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03725

Biodiesel production from palm olein: A sustainable bioresource for Nigeria

Felix Ishola
, Damola Adelekan
, Angela Mamudu
, Temitope Abodunrin
, Abraham Aworinde
, Obafemi Olatunji
, Stephen Akinlabi

Covenant University
University of Johannesburg
Walter Sisulu University

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Abstract

Dangerous environmental consequences and market unpredictability of fossil fuels have necessitated the need for sustainable large-scale production of biofuel in Nigeria. Unrefined palm oil (UPO) is a significant product of commercially available oil palm plants in the country. This study experimentally investigates the production of biodiesel from refined, bleached and deodorised (RBD) palm olein extracted from UPO obtained from batch reactors. The transesterification process of the RBD palm olein with methanol and in the presence of potassium hydroxide (KOH) catalyst produced biodiesel with a 62.5% yield, thus confirming its feasibility for mass production. The derived biodiesel has properties equivalent to ASTM D792 standard for biodiesel fuels.

Original language	English
Article number	e03725
Journal	Heliyon
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03725
Publication status	Published - Apr 2020
Externally published	Yes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

Bioconversion
Biodiesel
Cleaner energy
Energy
Energy sustainability
Fuel technology
Industrial energy consumption
Palm olein
Policy
Renewable energy resources
Transesterification

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Multidisciplinary

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