Optimization of biodiesel production via palmitic acid esterification in excess methanol using a single-hidden-layer artificial neural network

Tóm tắt

This study optimizes biodiesel production through the esterification of palmitic acid in excess methanol by integrating a single-hidden-layer Artificial Neural Network (ANN) with a Design of Experiments (DOE) approach. The optimal ANN architecture, comprising 29 TanH, 16 Linear, and 50 Gaussian neurons, was developed to model the relationship between three key process variables and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content. The ANN model exhibited superior predictive performance compared with conventional experimental methods, achieving a high coefficient of determination (R² = 0.9830) and a low root mean square error (RMSE = 0.2030). The prediction profiler identified a maximum FAME yield of 97.86%, demonstrating that the hybrid ANN–DOE model is a robust and reliable tool for optimizing and predicting process parameters in biodiesel synthesis.

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ANN biodiesel solid catalyst palmitic acid methanol

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