Abstract:
Petroleum is fossil fuels that unrenewable but the avaibility decreases.
Biofuel is an alternative energy resource processed from vegetable oil
which can subtitute petroleum. Biofuel can be produced through a
catalytic cracking process of Palm Fatty Acid Distillate (PFAD). This
research is aimed to reveal the process of producing biofuel of PFAD
through a catalytic cracking process using a catalyst Fe/ Natural
Zeolite and reveal the effects and the best condition of temperature
variety and concentration of Fe on the yield of biofuel. The results
show that the higher the temperature and the concentration of Fe
works, the more likely biofuel yield increases. The best condition is
obtained at temperature of 420oC and 1,5% Fe concentration that
produces the highest yield product and total fraction of biofuels
sequentially for 71,11% and 70,18%.
