Exploring the Effects of the Design of Experiments Technique on the Biodiesel Production from Tung Oil

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  • Subhash Gadhave Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Pimpri Pune, Maharashtra 411018, India
  • Ajay Kolhe Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kavikulguru Institute of Technology and Science, Ramtek, Maharashtra 441106, India
  • Ashish Urade Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ramdeobaba University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440013, India
  • Prasad D. Kulkarni Department of Mechanical Engineering, Annasaheb Dange College of Engineering and Technology, Ashta, 416301, Maharashtra, India
  • Naresh Jaiswal Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pune Vidhyarthi Grihas College of Engineering and Technology, Pune, Maharashtra 411009, India
  • Chandrakant R. Sonawane Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT), Symbiosis International Deemed University (SIU), Pune 412115, India | Symbiosis Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Symbiosis International Deemed University (SIU), Pune 412115, India
  • Anand Pandey Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT), Symbiosis International Deemed University (SIU), Pune 412115, India
  • Subhav Singh Chitkara Centre for Research and Development, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh-174103 India | Division of Ρesearch and Δevelopment, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
  • Deekshant Varshaney Centre of Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University, Rajpura-140417, Punjab, India | Division of Research & Ιnnovation, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, India
  • Choon Kit Chan Faculty of Engineering and Quantity Surveying, INTI International University, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan 71800, Malaysia
Volume: 15 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 24396-24401 | August 2025 | https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.11149

Received: 26 March 2025 | Revised: 20 April 2025 | Accepted: 1 May 2025 | Online: 27 May 2025


Corresponding author: Subhash Gadhave

Abstract

This study deploys the Design of Experiments (DoE) techniques to improve the biodiesel production process from tung oil. Biodiesel from vegetable oils, animal fat, and algae are promising for sustainable energy production, depending on various factors, such as Molar Ratio (MR), Catalyst Concentration (CC), Reaction Time (RT), and Reaction Temperature (RTemp). In order to obtain the best process conditions, this study used the Taguchi model of L16 orthogonal array combined with Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The results were analyzed utilizing MINITAB-21 statistical software to predict optimal process parameters.

Keywords:

transesterification, tung oil, Design of Experiments (DoE), optimization, Taguchi technique, energy efficiency

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S. Gadhave, “Exploring the Effects of the Design of Experiments Technique on the Biodiesel Production from Tung Oil”, Eng. Technol. Appl. Sci. Res., vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 24396–24401, Aug. 2025.

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