Microwave synthesis and characterization of biodiesel from used cooking oil

ORGN 174

Marietje Hauprich, mm19haup@siena.edu, Sarah Amie, Michael R. O'Brien, m01obr@siena.edu, Kyle M McElhoney, km14mcel@siena.edu, Alicia B. Todaro, todaro@siena.edu, and Kevin W. Kittredge, kkittredge@siena.edu. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Siena College, 515 Loudon Rd., Loudonville, NY 12211
Biodiesel was synthesized from used cooking oil by base hydrolysis in a microwave reactor and characterized by NMR spectroscopy. The efficiency of the synthesized biodiesel was compared to regular diesel fuel in a small diesel engine (6 horsepower). The emissions of both diesel and biodiesel were measured and compared.
 

Physical Organic Chemistry, Combinatorial and Process Chemistry, New Reactions and Methodology, Peptides, Proteins and Amino Acids
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster

Division of Organic Chemistry

The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008