Event Title
Production of Biodiesel from Peanut Oil through Hydrocracking with a Solar Array
Faculty Mentor
Kenneth McGill
Keywords
Kenneth McGill
Abstract
Biodiesel can be synthesized by the hydrocracking of peanut oil. Peanut oil is composed of long hydrocarbon chains. Biodiesel is composed of shorter hydrocarbon chains. Hydrocracking can be carried out on peanut oil to reduce the long carbon chains to short alkanes. Hydrocracking also cleaves the triester bond. It is more energy efficient to use the sun as a source of energy for hydrocracking. The Einstein efficiency principle suggested that the combination of UV and heat is necessary to generate an adequate amount of energy to break the bonds of peanut oil using sunlight. The products will be characterized using viscosity, intrinsic viscosity, and GC/MS.
Session Name:
Poster Presentation Session #1 - Poster #31
Start Date
4-4-2014 11:30 AM
End Date
4-4-2014 12:15 PM
Location
HSB 3rd Floor Student Commons
Production of Biodiesel from Peanut Oil through Hydrocracking with a Solar Array
HSB 3rd Floor Student Commons
Biodiesel can be synthesized by the hydrocracking of peanut oil. Peanut oil is composed of long hydrocarbon chains. Biodiesel is composed of shorter hydrocarbon chains. Hydrocracking can be carried out on peanut oil to reduce the long carbon chains to short alkanes. Hydrocracking also cleaves the triester bond. It is more energy efficient to use the sun as a source of energy for hydrocracking. The Einstein efficiency principle suggested that the combination of UV and heat is necessary to generate an adequate amount of energy to break the bonds of peanut oil using sunlight. The products will be characterized using viscosity, intrinsic viscosity, and GC/MS.