Research Article

Filter Cake Oil-Wax as Raw Material for the Production of Biodiesel: Analysis of the Extraction Process and the Transesterification Reaction

Table 1

Fatty acid concentrations and acid values of the extracts obtained by Soxhlet, OSE, UAE, and SFE.

Fatty acid composition (mg/kg)Acid value
Palmitic (C16:0)Stearic (C18:0)Oleic (C18:1)Linoleic (C18:2)Linolenic (C18:3)

Soxhlet11.524.52.385.286.406.55
OSE (3 : 1)3.35.6n.d0.41.615.93
OSE (5 : 1)9.415.77.517.615.712.18
OSE (7 : 1)10.720.2n.dn.d5.812.19
OSE (9 : 1)12.127.3n.d0.83.913.57
UAE ()7.617.9n.d0.12.58.46
UAE ()3.408.960.40.51.94.43
SFE CO2
 200 bar/35°C75.0938.79143.07160.6621.6519.35
 200 bar/55°C63.6644.55144.16131.666.826.02
 400 bar/35°C106.3077.10226.59205.2910.8522.21
 400 bar/55°C83.6979.19175.37162.4613.724.45
SFE CO2/methanol
 200 bar/35°C14.5123.545.314.442.6529.44
 200 bar/55°C15.8926.586.005.012.7022.41
 400 bar/35°C23.6337.515.645.533.8711.58
 400 bar/55°C25.1343.655.365.723.4720.57