Process Optimization and Characterization of Methyl Ricinoleate by Orthogonal Design of Experiments

Authors

  • Xiaoying Cui Nankai University Engineering Research Center for Castor, Science & Technology Building, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
  • Xiangyun Meng Nankai University Engineering Research Center for Castor, Science & Technology Building, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
  • Qingrui Wang Nankai University Engineering Research Center for Castor, Science & Technology Building, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
  • Yu Song Nankai University Engineering Research Center for Castor, Science & Technology Building, Nankai University, Tianjin, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53469/jrse.2024.06(07).03

Keywords:

Methyl ricinoleate, Orthogonal design, Transesterification, Structural characterization

Abstract

Methyl ricinoleate (MR) is an important bio-based chemical raw material. This study has changed the traditional pickling process and prepared MR by transesterification using castor oil and anhydrous methanol, with potassium hydroxide as catalyst. Orthogonal design of experiments were conducted to measure the multiple effects of reaction temperature, time, methanol/oil molar ratio, and catalyst dosage based on product yield and 40 ℃ kinematic viscosity, and the optimal reaction conditions were determined. After the structure of the products was characterized by FTIR, GC-MS, and NMR, it indicated that under the optimized conditions, the product yield was 96.7% and MR content was 84.1%.

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Published

2024-07-28

How to Cite

Cui, X., Meng, X., Wang, Q., & Song, Y. (2024). Process Optimization and Characterization of Methyl Ricinoleate by Orthogonal Design of Experiments. Journal of Research in Science and Engineering, 6(7), 13–17. https://doi.org/10.53469/jrse.2024.06(07).03

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Vol. 6 No. 7 (2024): JRSE-Volume 6 Issue 7

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