Duraipandian M, Prabhu N and Kowsalya R*
The aim of the present study was to produce biodiesel from low cost chicken feather meal. The biodiesel was produced through transesterification process using potassium hydroxide as catalyst by single variable at a time approach. The obtained biodiesel was characterized by the assessment of quality according to ASTM D6751 standard and identification of functional groups by FT-IR analysis. The recovery of chicken fat was found to be 520 g from 6 kg of chicken feather meal and the yield of chicken fat was found between 8%-9%. The maximum yield of biodiesel production (74.4%) was exhibited at various optimized parameters such as, reaction time of 120 minutes, reaction temperature of 60°C, catalyst concentration of 1% w/v and methanol fat molar ratio of 6:1. The physiochemical properties of obtained biodiesel met ASTM D6751 Std criteria. Subsequently, the various functional groups of biodiesel were confirmed by Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis. The results stated that the fat extracted from chicken feather meal consists of processed chicken feathers and it seems to be a low cost feed stock and could be used to produce biodiesel to meet the current demand of fuel as well as minimizes environmental pollution.
Published Date: 2023-07-10; Received Date: 2023-05-01
