Conversion of flaxseed oil into biodiesel using KOH catalyst: Optimization and characterization dataset

Mohammed Danish; Pradeep Kale; Tanweer Ahmad; Muhammad Ayoub; Belete Geremew; Samuel Adeloju

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2020.105225

Conversion of flaxseed oil into biodiesel using KOH catalyst: Optimization and characterization dataset

Data Brief. 2020 Feb 4:29:105225. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105225. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Authors

Mohammed Danish¹, Pradeep Kale², Tanweer Ahmad³, Muhammad Ayoub⁴, Belete Geremew⁵, Samuel Adeloju⁶

Affiliations

¹ Bioengineering Technology Section, Malaysian Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering Technology (MICET), Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Lot 1988, Kawasan Perindustrian Bandar Vendor, Taboh Naning, 78000, Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, JSPM's Bhivrabai Sawant Polytechnic, Wagholi, Pune, 412207, India.
³ Department of Chemistry, School of Mathematics and Natural Science, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia.
⁴ Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia.
⁵ Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Science, Madda Walabu University, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia.
⁶ Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia.

Abstract

The dataset presented here are part of the data planned to produce biodiesel from flaxseed. Biodiesel production from flaxseed oil through transesterification process using KOH as catalyst, and the operating parameters were optimized with the help of face-centered central composite design (FCCD) of response surface methodology (RSM). The operating independent variables selected such as, methanol oil ratio (4:1 to 6:1), catalyst (KOH) weight (0.40-1.0%), temperature (35 °C-65 °C), and reaction time (30 min-60 min) were optimized against biodiesel yield as response. The maximum yield (98.6%) of biodiesel from flaxseed can achieved at optimum methanol oil ratio (5.9:1), catalyst (KOH) weight (0.51%), reaction temperature (59.2 °C), and reaction time (33 min). The statistical significance of the data set was tested through the analysis of variance (ANOVA). These data were the part of the results reported in "Optimization of process variables for biodiesel production by transesterification of flaxseed oil and produced biodiesel characterizations" Renewable Energy [1].

Keywords: Biodiesel; Face-centered central composite design; Flaxseed oil; Response surface methodology (RSM); Transesterification.