EFFECT OF ADDITION CATALYST SULFATE ACID AND SOLVENTS (CH3OH) BIODIESEL PRODUCTION PROCESS OF SEEDS NYAMPLUNG (CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM)

S.T., M.T., Hilwatullisan

Kinetika
Vol 3, No 3 (2012): KINETIKA 01112012

Biodiesel is made by taking the oil from the seeds by pressing nyamplung then processed through two stages of esterification and transesterification of the oil with solvent ratio between 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4 and 1:6 and added catalyst H2SO4 at process of esterification and transesterification catalyst NaOH in the process. In the process of varying the acid catalyst esterification 0.4%, 0.5%, 0.6%, 0.7% and 0.8% of the seed oil nyamplung. Operating condition is maintained at a temperature of 70 ° C, process time of 60 minutes with a time separation of 3 hours. Biodiesel products that meet the Indonesian National Standard is the composition ratio nyamplung seed oil and methanol is 1:1, the catalyst is used as much as 0.5%  with an analysis of the quality of the density of 0.8870 g / ml, pH 7.30, level water 0.0616%, 1.3387 refractive index, 3.7480 cSt viscosity, Flash Point 56oC, calorific value of 9001 cal / g and 48.03 Cetane number.