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DEVELOPMENT OF A PILOT UNIT INTENDED FOR OIL EXTRACTION OF GUTS OF TILAPIA IN JAIL FOR FURTHER USE OF BIOFUEL PRODUCTION
Abstract
The biodiesel production chain requires raw materials that has value, high production capacity and
competitive cost. In this context, the use of oil extracted from the bowels of Tilapia presents itself as
a great alternative feedstock for biodiesel production, especially in the state of Ceará that has large
production capacity of fish. In the state of Ceará, the production of this type of fish is approximately
17 000 tons / year, reaching 218.93 million tons. The viscera extracted from Tilapia have the
potential to produce 73,625 tons per month of oil, reaching a production of 913 million tons. So,
was developed from the results of laboratory testing and engineering design and construction of a
facility with a production capacity of 25 liters per hour of oil fish viscera. This unity of extraction
and processing of the visceral fat from the tilapia is under construction, and will undergo tests and
mechanical adjustments to be deployed at strategic locations, stimulating the cycle of production
and marketing of oil. The oil obtained showed 28.60% oleic acid, 33.19% of palmitic, showing that
this oil has compatible percentage with oils used in the biodiesel production sector. The
characterization of methyl esters present in biodiesel of tilapia, one can note the presence of
36.56% of oleic esters, and 23.97% of palmitic acids, proved so its perfect use in the production of
this biofuel.
Paper Details
PaperID: p 1252-1269
Author's Name: Francisco de Assis da Silva Mota, Francisco Francielle Pinheiro dos Santos, Auceliane André da Silva Lima, Jackson de Queiroz Malveira and José Tarcisio Costa Filho
Volume: Volume 4
Issues: Volume 4
Keywords: Tilápia, Vísceras, Biodiesel, Machine.
Year: 2014
Month: September
Pages: 1252-1269