Publication detail

Conversion of the toxic and hazardous Zanthoxylum armatum seed oil into methyl ester using green and recyclable silver oxide nanoparticles

Rozina, Ahmad, M., Asif, S., Klemeš, J.J., Mubashir, M., Bokhari, A., Sultana, S., Mukhtar, A., Zafar, M., Bazmi, A.A., Ullah, S., Khan, M.S., Koyande, A.K., Mofijur, M., Show, P.L.

Original Title

Conversion of the toxic and hazardous Zanthoxylum armatum seed oil into methyl ester using green and recyclable silver oxide nanoparticles

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The cleaner and sustainable production of biodiesel from toxic and hazardous non-edible seed oils offer a remarkable opportunity to deal with energy crises and provide a renewable substitute to depleting fossil fuels. In the current study, the potential of the novel, toxic and non-edible seed oil of Zanthoxylum armatum was investigated for eco-friendly production of biodiesel catalysed by green nanoparticles of silver oxide. Silver oxide nanoparticles were synthesised with aqueous leaf extract of Silybum marianum. Heterogeneous green nanocatalysts were preferred due to their recyclable nature and easy recovery. The maximum yield of 95% of methyl ester was obtained at optimum reaction conditions of oil to methanol molar ratio 1:7, catalyst loading 0.5 (wt.%), reaction temperature 90 degrees C and reaction time 2 h. Characterisation of synthesised nanoparticles of silver oxide was carried out with X-Ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy diffraction X-ray (EDX). Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) confirmed the formation of methyl esters. 5, 8-octadecenoic acid was found to be the major fatty acid methyl ester in the biodiesel sample. Fuel properties of biodiesel were investigated and found comparable to international standards of ASTM D-6571 and EN-14214. It was concluded from the current investigation that Zanthoxylum armatum is a potential biomass feedstock for the sustainable production of biodiesel using green nanoparticles of silver oxide.

Keywords

Biodiesel; Biomass; Non-edible seed oil; Silver oxide catalyst; Zanthoxylum armatum

Authors

Rozina, Ahmad, M., Asif, S., Klemeš, J.J., Mubashir, M., Bokhari, A., Sultana, S., Mukhtar, A., Zafar, M., Bazmi, A.A., Ullah, S., Khan, M.S., Koyande, A.K., Mofijur, M., Show, P.L.

Released

15. 2. 2022

Publisher

Elsevier, Ltd.

Location

ELSEVIER SCI LTD,THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND

ISBN

0016-2361

Periodical

FUEL

Number

310

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

122296

Pages to

122296

Pages count

15

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236121021700

BibTex

@article{BUT173158,
  author="Jiří {Klemeš} and Saira {Asif} and Syed Awais Ali Shah {Bokhari}",
  title="Conversion of the toxic and hazardous Zanthoxylum armatum seed oil into methyl ester using green and recyclable silver oxide nanoparticles",
  journal="FUEL",
  year="2022",
  number="310",
  pages="122296--122296",
  doi="10.1016/j.fuel.2021.122296",
  issn="0016-2361",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236121021700"
}