Orbital - Vol. 10 No. 2 - January-March 2018
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In situ Transesterification of Babassu for Production of Biodiesel as Sustainable Energy Option for Aratuba Community in State of Ceará, Brazil

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  • Francisca Belkise de Freitas Moreira,
  • Rita de Cássia de Freitas Bezerra,
  • Francisco Eduardo Arruda Rodrigues,
  • João Carlos da Costa Assunção,
  • Tathilene Bezerra Mota Gomes Arruda
Francisca Belkise de Freitas Moreira
Instituto Federal de Ciências e Tecnologia do Ceará - Campus Maracanaú
Rita de Cássia de Freitas Bezerra
Instituto Federal de Ciências e Tecnologia do Ceará - Campus Maracanaú
Francisco Eduardo Arruda Rodrigues
Instituto Federal de Ciências e Tecnologia do Ceará - Campus Maracanaú
João Carlos da Costa Assunção
Instituto Federal de Ciências e Tecnologia do Ceará - Campus Maracanaú
Tathilene Bezerra Mota Gomes Arruda
Universidade Federal do Ceará, and Petrobras - Petróleo Brasileiro S/A
Published April 1, 2018
Keywords
  • babassu,
  • biodiesel,
  • in-situ transesterification,
  • spectroscopy,
  • thermogravimetric analysis
How to Cite
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Moreira, F. B. de F.; Bezerra, R. de C. de F.; Rodrigues, F. E. A.; Assunção, J. C. da C.; Arruda, T. B. M. G. In Situ Transesterification of Babassu for Production of Biodiesel As Sustainable Energy Option for Aratuba Community in State of Ceará, Brazil. Orbital: Electron. J. Chem. 2018, 10, 105-112.

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Abstract

This work reports the obtaining biodiesel of babassu (Atallea speciosa) collected in Aratuba-CE-Brazil using transesterification in-situ methodology, and chromatographic, spectroscopic and thermogravimetric characterization as way of improving its utilization as energetic resource by local producers. Lauric acid was found as majority compound of the oil (46.65%) by chromatographic analysis (CG-MS). Spectroscopy analysis of nuclear magnetic resonance of hydrogen and carbon (1H and 13C NMR) confirmed the obtaining of the biodiesel and reaction conversion was 99.8 ± 0.6 %. Physicochemical analyzes as specific mass at and kinematic viscosity at 20 and 40°C, acid number, iodine number and free glycerin were performed, and the parameters were in accordance with Brazilian legislation for biodiesel. Thermogravimetric analysis (TG) in oxidative and inert atmosphere and three different heating rates were made in order to evaluate the thermal stability of babassu biodiesel and the average value of the activation energy (Ea) determined by isoconversional method proposed by Flynn-Wall-Ozawa and modified by Doyle was Ea = 96.87 ± 3.59 kJ.mol-1 for inert atmosphere and Ea = 108.04 ± 15.19 kJ.mol-1 for oxidative atmosphere. Rancimat curve showed induction time higher than specified by the Brazilian legislation for biodiesel (11.57h). Thus, the results corroborated the production of biodiesel as cleaner and sustainable option for the peasants of Aratuba.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17807/orbital.v10i2.1088

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