Active Razor Shell CaO Catalyst Synthesis for Jatropha Methyl Ester Production via Optimized Two-Step Transesterification

Table 5

Predicted JME yield % data sets validation at optimal conditions with experimental results.

Data set	Optimal condition					JME yield (%)
	Catalyst loading (wt.%)	Methanol to oil ratio (mol./mol.%)	Reaction time (min)	Heating temperature (°C)	Stirring speed (rpm)	Predicted	Experimental
Set-1	2.95	54.30	157.44	50.43	621.92	98.02	97.04
Set-2	3.07	54.29	157.30	50.43	624.79	98.14	97.26
Set-3	3.10	54.72	157.66	50.37	622.11	98.03	97.05
Set-4	3.29	54.31	156.41	50.45	627.48	98.25	97.37
Set-5	3.22	53.23	138.78	51.98	561.18	98.89	98.00
Set-6	3.09	55.28	106.53	50.92	631.88	98.42	97.53
Set-7	3.15	54.65	157.58	50.38	622.81	98.05	97.85
Set-8	3.29	53.42	137.73	51.97	560.38	98.80	97.92
Set-9	3.10	54.24	127.87	51.31	611.11	99.20	98.80
Set-10	2.96	55.96	128.71	51.31	611.11	99.41	98.62