DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PILOT PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL FROM COTTONSEED OIL

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dc.contributor.authorMUSA, IDRIS ATADASHI
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-04T13:14:03Z
dc.date.available2014-03-04T13:14:03Z
dc.date.issued2007-10
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA October, 2007en_US
dc.description.abstractA pilot plant was designed and constructed for the production of twenty (20) litres of biodiesel per batch from cottonseed oil. SUPER PRO design software was used to design the transesterification reactor, mixer and heat exchanger. These were constructed locally, the equipment installed, and the plant commissioned. Results of runs carried out indicated that time of reaction greatly affects the yield of the biodiesel and its quality. The results have shown that reaction time of 1hr for transesterification yielded biodiesel of best physico-chemical properties and most importantly yielded 95.02% of methylesters (biodiesel), signifying most profitable operation. The compositional analysis of the methylesters was carried out using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. The physico-chemical properties were compared with E.U. (EN14214) and ASTM (D6751) standard properties of biodiesel and found to fall within the standards. The economic analysis indicated that the value of Discounted Cash Flow Rate of Return (DCFRR) was 31.4%, and the Rate of Return (ROR), was 27.5%. The Pay Back Period of this plant has been calculated to be approximately 4 years indicating that the plant is economically viable.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3201
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectDESIGN,en_US
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION,en_US
dc.subjectPILOT,en_US
dc.subjectPLANT,en_US
dc.subjectPRODUCTION,en_US
dc.subjectBIODIESEL,en_US
dc.subjectCOTTON,en_US
dc.subjectSEED,en_US
dc.subjectOIL,en_US
dc.titleDESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PILOT PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL FROM COTTONSEED OILen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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