TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis and characterization of fatty acid methyl ester mixtures derived from acorn kernel oil
AU - Bague, Darean A.
AU - Franks, Russell J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work is dedicated to Dr. John T. Moore, a valued mentor, colleague, and friend, on the occasion of his retirement after 46 years of teaching chemistry at SFASU. The assistance of Ms. Sarah Browning in gathering acorns for this study is gratefully acknowledged. The support of the SFASU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the SFASU Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, and the Robert A. Welch Foundation (Departmental Grant #AN-0008) is gratefully acknowledged.
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This study explores the production of biodiesel fuels using acorn kernel oil (AKO) as an alternative source of triacylglycerol (TAG). The AKO, derived from acorns of various oak tree species, was subjected to transesterification processes with methanol and ethanol in the presence of suitable catalysts (acid and base). The study also investigated the impact of a room temperature ionic liquid on the base-catalyzed transesterification process. Characterization of the resulting product mixtures was done using 1H-NMR spectroscopy, confirming the presence of transesterified products and providing percentage conversion data. The results showed high conversion rates, ranging from 96% to 98% for acorn kernel oil methyl esters (AKOME) and 96% to 97% for acorn kernel oil ethyl esters (AKOEE).
AB - This study explores the production of biodiesel fuels using acorn kernel oil (AKO) as an alternative source of triacylglycerol (TAG). The AKO, derived from acorns of various oak tree species, was subjected to transesterification processes with methanol and ethanol in the presence of suitable catalysts (acid and base). The study also investigated the impact of a room temperature ionic liquid on the base-catalyzed transesterification process. Characterization of the resulting product mixtures was done using 1H-NMR spectroscopy, confirming the presence of transesterified products and providing percentage conversion data. The results showed high conversion rates, ranging from 96% to 98% for acorn kernel oil methyl esters (AKOME) and 96% to 97% for acorn kernel oil ethyl esters (AKOEE).
KW - Biodiesel
KW - Biodiesel feedstocks
KW - Fatty-acid ethyl esters (FAEE)
KW - Fatty-acid methyl esters (FAME)
KW - Fourier-transform nuclear magnetic resonance (FT-NMR)
KW - Single-step transesterification
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U2 - 10.32011/txjsci_71_1_Article8
DO - 10.32011/txjsci_71_1_Article8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85081953224
SN - 0040-4403
VL - 71
JO - Texas Journal of Science
JF - Texas Journal of Science
IS - 1
M1 - 8
ER -