Oil Synthesis Lab Report

For this lab, 40.2 mL of canola oil were used as the initial volume for the production of synthesized biodiesel. Through the synthesis process, 31.307 grams of canola biodiesel was produced, which is a percentage yield of 85.714%. In order to get this percentage yield, the following calculations were made:
40.2 mL canola oil × 0.9073 g1 mL=36.5 g × 1 mol376.6 g=0.0416 moles canola oil From the prelab, for every 1 mole of oil, 3 moles of biodiesel are produced.
0.0416 mol oil × 3 mol biodiesel1 mol oil=0.125 mol biodiesel × 292.2 g1 mol=36.525 g biodisel The theoretical yield for this reaction is then 36.525 grams of canola biodiesel. Through the lab, 31.307 grams of canola biodiesel were produced. So in order to calculate the percentage yield, the actual yield was divided by the theoretical yield, and then multiplied by a 100% to produce a percent yield of 85.714% with
This can be explained through the date of the fuel density determinations in which the synthesized biodiesel product is seen to have a higher density. Due to the synthesized biodiesel’s higher density, which means there is more mass per volume, it is able to use less mass in order to raise the contents 1 Celsius degree. Compared to the commercial biodiesel, which has a smaller density, thus less mass per volume, it’s going to need more mass in order to raise that same amount 1 Celsius degree. This can also be seen through a fuel’s energy density, which is the amount of energy that can be stored in an amount (volume) of fuel. If a fuel has a higher energy density, it is then able to transport more energy for the same volume as another fuel with a lower energy density. Biodiesel, which has a high mass density, has a higher energy density than gasoline, which has a lower mass density than biodiesel. This can be explained through the