Pilot scale intensification of rubber seed (Hevea brasiliensis) oil via chemical interesterification using hydrodynamic cavitation technology

Bokhari A 1 , Yusup S 2 , Chuah LF 3 , Klemeš JJ 4 , Asif S 5 , Ali B 6 Show all authors , Akbar MM 7 , Kamil RNM 8

Affiliations 

  • 1 Biomass Processing Laboratory, Centre of Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia; Chemical Engineering Department, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
  • 2 Biomass Processing Laboratory, Centre of Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia. Electronic address: [email protected]
  • 3 Marine Department Malaysia Northern Region, 11700 Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia
  • 4 Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Szentkirályi utca 28, 1088 Budapest, Hungary
  • 5 Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • 6 Biomass Processing Laboratory, Centre of Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia
  • 7 Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
  • 8 Fundamental and Applied Sciences Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia
Bioresour Technol, 2017 Oct;242:272-282.
PMID: 28341378 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.046

Abstract

Chemical interesterification of rubber seed oil has been investigated for four different designed orifice devices in a pilot scale hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) system. Upstream pressure within 1-3.5bar induced cavities to intensify the process. An optimal orifice plate geometry was considered as plate with 1mm dia hole having 21 holes at 3bar inlet pressure. The optimisation results of interesterification were revealed by response surface methodology; methyl acetate to oil molar ratio of 14:1, catalyst amount of 0.75wt.% and reaction time of 20min at 50°C. HC is compared to mechanical stirring (MS) at optimised values. The reaction rate constant and the frequency factor of HC were 3.4-fold shorter and 3.2-fold higher than MS. The interesterified product was characterised by following EN 14214 and ASTM D 6751 international standards.

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