Effect of Electrode Configuration of Transesterification of Chemical Kinetics of Biodiesel Production using High Voltage Electric Field Technique
Souksavath Phounsavath*, Sonexay Xayheungsy and Lemthong Lathdavong
June 10, 2025
DOI : 10.56831/PSEN-07-207
Abstract
The objective of this study was to study chemical kinetics of transected biodiesel production under high voltage electric field. Experimental investigation was carried out with methanol and Tung oil at molar ratio of 8:1 with 20 kV power supply for high voltage electric field. The starting of glycerin separation occurred within 1 min after plasma field generation and the process finished after 10 minutes for 100 ml of Tung oil of which the obtained biodiesel was 97 ml.
Study on chemical kinetics of biodiesel production, it was found that apparent activation energy was about 34.97 kJ/mol. The reaction rate equation was best approximated with a pre-exponential factor of 284.18 s-1.
Keywords: Biodiesel; Effects of electrode configuration; Electric Field Technique
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