{"id":3760,"date":"2025-12-16T22:37:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.qu.edu.iq\/?p=3760"},"modified":"2025-12-16T22:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:37:15","slug":"a-masters-thesis-at-the-college-of-engineering-al-qadisiyah-university-discussed-the-production-of-biodiesel-from-local-castor-seeds-using-in-situ-exchange-esterification-and-pyrolysis-processes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.qu.edu.iq\/?p=3760","title":{"rendered":"A Master&#8217;s thesis at the College of Engineering, Al-Qadisiyah University, discussed the production of biodiesel from local castor seeds using in-situ exchange esterification and pyrolysis processes."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Chemical Engineering at the College of Engineering, Al-Qadisiyah University, discussed the Master&#8217;s thesis entitled &#8220;In-Situ Exchange Esterification and Pyrolysis of Local Oilseeds for Biodiesel Production&#8221; by researcher Thakaa Dakhel Rahman, supervised by Professor Dr. Ali Abdul Hussein Al-Khalidi<\/p>\n<p>This study aimed to utilize inedible castor seeds as a sustainable raw material for producing biodiesel and biooil using in-situ exchange esterification and pyrolysis. A statistical experimental design was employed to optimize operating conditions and produce biodiesel according to ASTM standards.<\/p>\n<p>The results showed the highest biodiesel yield of 93.74% under optimal conditions (1 hour reaction time, 55\u00b0C temperature, 2.0707 wt% catalyst-to-seed ratio, 750:1 alcohol-to-seed ratio). The highest biooil yield was 68.18% using catalytic pyrolysis.<\/p>\n<p>The study confirmed the efficiency of using local seeds in producing biofuel in a simplified, economical, and environmentally friendly manner, while reducing reliance on edible oils.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Chemical Engineering at the College of Engineering, Al-Qadisiyah University, discussed the Master&#8217;s thesis entitled &#8220;In-Situ Exchange Esterification &#8230; <a class=\"cz_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/en.qu.edu.iq\/?p=3760\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":3763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.qu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.qu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.qu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.qu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.qu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3760"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/en.qu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3764,"href":"https:\/\/en.qu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3760\/revisions\/3764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.qu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.qu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.qu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.qu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}