The transesterification of vegetable oils such as canola oil, soybean oil and corn oil with the amount of catalyst and molar ratio of methanol to oil was performed at 60℃ and lOOOs^(-1) of shear rate on the rotary viscometer. The viscosity of fatty ...
The transesterification of vegetable oils such as canola oil, soybean oil and corn oil with the amount of catalyst and molar ratio of methanol to oil was performed at 60℃ and lOOOs^(-1) of shear rate on the rotary viscometer. The viscosity of fatty acid methyl ester at different temperature was estimated by Orrick and Erbar's model, he overall yield was predicted through monitoring the viscosity of fatty acid methyl esters. The overall yield at the 1:6 molar ratio and 0.6wt% NaOH for vegetable oils showed 85 - 95% for 6.1 - 6.8mm^(2)/s of viscosity in 25 minutes and was predicted well by the relation of viscosity (n_(mix)) monitored.