Research Article

Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Solid Catalyst for Biodiesel Production from Jatropha curcas Oil: Kinetic Study and Process Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology

Table 1

Design matrix for the transesterification process with experimental variables () and expected and actual biodiesel production.

StdRunSpace typeTemperature (°C) ()Time (min) ()MTOR ()Catalyst loading (wt%) ()Actual biodiesel yield (%)Predicted biodiesel yield (%)

211Axial85905686.887.76
262Center859015695.295.2
33Factorial6012010485.385.05
124Factorial11012010883.383.74
245Axial8590151088.288.28
86Factorial11012020485.986.57
17Factorial606010476.476.7
238Axial859015285.185
29Factorial1106010489.789.2
710Factorial6012020487.587.87
1511Factorial6012020891.191.92
1312Factorial606020889.589.62
2813Center859015694.595.2
1914Axial853015690.790.95
1115Factorial6012010889.789.23
516Factorial606020484.384.19
2017Axial8515015690.289.93
1018Factorial1106010889.188.43
2719Center859015694.395.2
420Factorial11012010486.385.88
2921Center859015695.895.2
1422Factorial1106020893.193.67
2523Center859015696.195.2
924Factorial606010882.682.25
1825Axial1359015681.781.88
626Factorial1106020494.494.57
3027Center859015695.395.2
1728Axial359015677.277
1629Factorial11012020884.984.3
2230Axial859025696.895.81