Production of Biodiesel from Baobab seed Oil

Aminu Garba Abdullahi; Haruna Abdullahi; Musa Abdullahi

doi:10.54565/jphcfum.1753514

Production of Biodiesel from Baobab seed Oil

Abstract

The trans-esterification of baobab seed oil in the presence of methanol to fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) using Al-MCM-41 catalyst modified with an alkaline CaO was studied. The catalyst was prepared by calcination-hydration-dehydration technique, followed by impregnation with CaO. A maximum FAME conversion of 95% was obtained at 65 ˚C with a catalyst dosage of 1.5 wt%, oil/methanol ratio of 1:8 and a time of 2 h. The catalyst was characterized by Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), BET-surface area while the biodiesel quality was verified by GC-MS analysis. Kinetic analysis showed reaction activation energy Ea of 32.5 kJmol−1 with collision factor A 6.7799, and a very low rate constant indicating that the catalytic reaction was kinetically controlled. Thermodynamic analysis revealed that the reaction was reversible, non-spontaneous and endothermic with positive value of enthalpy ΔH, negative entropy ΔS and positive ΔG were found to be 30.2 KJmol-1, -0.196 KJmol-1 and 41.96 KJmol−1K−1. It can be concluded that the alkaline CaO/Al-MCM-41 catalyst prepared in the present study is a promising green candidate for biodiesel production.

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Supporting Institution

federal University Dutsin-Ma katsina

Project Number

1

Ethical Statement

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Thanks

i wish to thank my colleagues and federal university dutsinma at large for your support and encouragement

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Catalysis and Mechanisms of Reactions

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Aminu Garba Abdullahi ^*
0009-0006-1965-1729
Nigeria

Haruna Abdullahi This is me
0009-0005-5509-4950
Nigeria

Musa Abdullahi
0000-0002-9227-8506
Nigeria

Publication Date

June 29, 2026

Submission Date

August 8, 2025

Acceptance Date

April 15, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 9 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.54565/jphcfum.1753514

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APA

Abdullahi, A. G., Abdullahi, H., & Abdullahi, M. (2026). Production of Biodiesel from Baobab seed Oil. Journal of Physical Chemistry and Functional Materials, 9(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.54565/jphcfum.1753514

AMA

1.Abdullahi AG, Abdullahi H, Abdullahi M. Production of Biodiesel from Baobab seed Oil. Journal of Physical Chemistry and Functional Materials. 2026;9(1):1-10. doi:10.54565/jphcfum.1753514

Chicago

Abdullahi, Aminu Garba, Haruna Abdullahi, and Musa Abdullahi. 2026. “Production of Biodiesel from Baobab Seed Oil”. Journal of Physical Chemistry and Functional Materials 9 (1): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.54565/jphcfum.1753514.

EndNote

Abdullahi AG, Abdullahi H, Abdullahi M (June 1, 2026) Production of Biodiesel from Baobab seed Oil. Journal of Physical Chemistry and Functional Materials 9 1 1–10.

IEEE

[1]A. G. Abdullahi, H. Abdullahi, and M. Abdullahi, “Production of Biodiesel from Baobab seed Oil”, Journal of Physical Chemistry and Functional Materials, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1–10, June 2026, doi: 10.54565/jphcfum.1753514.

ISNAD

Abdullahi, Aminu Garba - Abdullahi, Haruna - Abdullahi, Musa. “Production of Biodiesel from Baobab Seed Oil”. Journal of Physical Chemistry and Functional Materials 9/1 (June 1, 2026): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.54565/jphcfum.1753514.

JAMA

1.Abdullahi AG, Abdullahi H, Abdullahi M. Production of Biodiesel from Baobab seed Oil. Journal of Physical Chemistry and Functional Materials. 2026;9:1–10.

MLA

Abdullahi, Aminu Garba, et al. “Production of Biodiesel from Baobab Seed Oil”. Journal of Physical Chemistry and Functional Materials, vol. 9, no. 1, June 2026, pp. 1-10, doi:10.54565/jphcfum.1753514.

Vancouver

1.Aminu Garba Abdullahi, Haruna Abdullahi, Musa Abdullahi. Production of Biodiesel from Baobab seed Oil. Journal of Physical Chemistry and Functional Materials. 2026 Jun. 1;9(1):1-10. doi:10.54565/jphcfum.1753514