Biodiesel Produced from Sunflower Oil via Heterogeneous Catalysts of Calcium Oxide Prepared from Eggshells Loaded on Barium Oxide

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 59 - 72, 11.03.2025

Aisha Alabbsi

https://doi.org/10.58692/jotcsb.1531152

Abstract

In recent years, interest in converting vegetable oils into biodiesel as an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels has increased. Sunflower oil is a vegetable oil that has great potential for biodiesel production. This work explores the use of eggshell-derived calcium oxide along with barium oxide as a heterogeneous catalyst for sunflower oil-based biodiesel generation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency and feasibility of this catalyst combination in biodiesel synthesis. Experimental tests are conducted to analyze the reaction parameters, including the reaction time, catalyst loading, and temperature, to optimize the biodiesel production process. The properties of the resulting biodiesel are analyzed and compared with standard specifications to assess its quality. The use of heterogeneous catalysts derived from BaO/CaO has shown promising results in transesterification reactions for sunflower oil. The findings of this study provide valuable insights into the potential implementation of these catalyst systems for environmentally friendly biodiesel production.

Keywords

: Biodiesel, Eggshells, BaO, Heterogeneous catalyst, Transesterification, Sunflower oils

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