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Biodiesel Production via the Transesterification of Soybean Oil Using Waste Starfish (Asterina pectinifera)

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Calcined waste starfish was used as a base catalyst for the production of biodiesel from soybean oil for the first time. A batch reactor was used for the transesterification reaction. The thermal characteristics and crystal structures of the waste starfish were investigated by thermo-gravimetric analysis and X-ray diffraction. The biodiesel yield was determined by measuring the content of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). The calcination temperature appeared to be a very important parameter affecting the catalytic activity. The starfish-derived catalyst calcined at 750 °C or higher exhibited high activity for the transesterification reaction. The FAME content increased with increasing catalyst dose and methanol-over-oil ratio.

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This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2012R1A1B3003394).

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  1. Graduate School of Energy and Environmental System Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, 130-743, Republic of Korea

    Yong Beom Jo & Young-Kwon Park

  2. Department of Environmental Engineering, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 540-950, Republic of Korea

    Sung Hoon Park

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongju National University, Cheonan, 330-717, Republic of Korea

    Jong-Ki Jeon

  4. School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea

    Chang Hyun Ko

  5. School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 440-746, Republic of Korea

    Changkook Ryu

  6. School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, 130-743, Republic of Korea

    Young-Kwon Park

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Jo, Y.B., Park, S.H., Jeon, JK. et al. Biodiesel Production via the Transesterification of Soybean Oil Using Waste Starfish (Asterina pectinifera). Appl Biochem Biotechnol 170, 1426–1436 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-013-0279-y

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