화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Korean Chemical Engineering Research, Vol.46, No.1, 194-199, February, 2008
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Amberlyst-15를 이용한 자트로파 오일의 에스테르화 반응 최적화 및 바이오디젤 생산
Optimization of Esterification of Jatropha Oil by Amberlyst-15 and Biodiesel Production
최종두, 김덕근, 박지연, 이영우1, 이진석†
  • 한국에너지기술연구원, 305-343 대전시 유성구 장동 71-2
  • 1충남대학교 화학공학과, 305-764 대전시 유성구 궁동 220
Jong-Doo Choi, Deog-Keun Kim, Ji-Yeon Park, Young-Woo Rhee1, and Jin-Suk Lee†
  • Department of New and Renewable Energy, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 71-2 Jang-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-343, Korea
  • 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University, 220 Gung-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-764, Korea
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초록
본 연구에서는 자트로파 오일로부터 바이오디젤을 생산하는데 적합한 유리지방산의 에스테르화 조건을 검토하였다. 자트로파 오일의 초기 산가는 11.5 mg KOH/g으로, 알칼리 촉매를 적용한 직접 전이에스테르화 공정은 바이오디젤 수율이 낮은 문제가 있어 유리지방산을 산촉매를 사용하여 에스테르화 후 전이에스테르화하는 2단계 반응공정의 적용이 필요하였다. 전처리 공정에 적합한 고체 산 촉매를 도출하기 위해 4가지 고체 산 촉매에 대한 성능 비교 연구를 수행하였으며 Amberlyst-15를 최적 촉매로 선정하였다. Amberlyst-15를 사용한 반응표면분석법(response surface method, RSM)에 의해 구한 최적 전처리 반응조건은 메탄올 6.79%, 촉매 17.14%로, 산가가 0.7 mgKOH/g으로 감소하였다. 전처리 후 알칼리 촉매 KOH를 이용한 전이에스테르화 반응을 가압 회분식 반응기에서 수행하여 바이오디젤을 생산하였다. 그 결과 지방산 메틸 에스터(fatty acid methyl ester, FAME) 함량 97.35%를 비롯하여 산화 안정성 8.17 h, 총 글리세롤 함량 0.125%, 저온필터막힘점(cold filter plugging point, CFPP) 0 ℃ 등으로 나타났으며 주요 바이오디젤 품질 규격을 모두 만족하였다.
In this study, the effective method to esterify the free fatty acids in jatropha oil was examined. Compared to other plant oils, the acid value of jatropha oil was remarkably high, 11.5 mgKOH/g. So direct transesterification by a base catalyst was not suitable for the oil. After the free fatty acids were esterified with methanol, jatropha oil was transesterified. The activities of four solid acid catalysts were tested and Amberlyst-15 showed the best activity for the esterification. After constructing the experiment matrix based on RSM and analyzing the statistical data, the optimal esterification conditions were determined to be 6.79% of methanol and 17.14% of Amberlyst-15. After the pretreatment, jatropha biodiesel was produced by the transesterification using KOH in a pressurized batch reactor. Jatropha biodiesel produced could meet the major specifications of Korean biodiesel standards; 97.35% of FAME, 8.17 h of oxidation stability, 0.125% of total glycerol and 0 ℃ of CFPP.
Keywords:Biodiesel;Esterification;Transesterification;Jatropha Oil;Amberlyst-15
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