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Marina C Rodrigues¹, Silvio Cunha^1,2, Leonardo S G Teixeira^1,2

¹Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Campus de Ondina, 40170-115 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

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Mechanochemistry offers a green chemistry approach to biodiesel production by combining soybean oil extraction and transesterification. This method significantly improves oil yield and reduces solvent use, maintaining the nutritional value of the residual soybean cake.

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Area of Science:

Green Chemistry
Biomass Conversion
Process Intensification

Background:

Biodiesel synthesis aligns with green chemistry principles.
Mechanochemistry offers solvent reduction and process simplification.
Directly extracting and reacting soybean oil mechanochemically is novel.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate mechanochemistry for direct soybean oil extraction and in situ transesterification.
To optimize solvent and catalyst conditions for this integrated process.
To assess the nutritional impact on residual soybean cake.

Main Methods:

Utilizing a planetary ball mill for mechanochemical processing.
Employing n-hexane as a solvent in varying molar ratios.
Optimizing sodium hydroxide (NaOH) catalyst concentration for ethyl ester preparation.

Main Results:

Mechanochemistry enhanced oil diffusion, yielding 90% triglyceride content compared to 66% without milling.
4% NaOH (by weight) minimized non-transesterified glycerides.
Residual soybean cake retained its nutritional protein content.

Conclusions:

Mechanochemistry provides an efficient, green route for integrated soybean oil extraction and biodiesel synthesis.
The process demonstrates reduced solvent consumption and effective transesterification.
This mechanochemical approach preserves the nutritional value of byproducts.