Biodiesel synthesis via metal oxides and metal chlorides catalysis from marine alga Melanothamnus afaqhusainii |
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Authors: | Abdul Majeed Khan Noureen Fatima |
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Affiliation: | Research Laboratory of Bioenergy, Department of Chemistry, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Campus, University Road, Karachi-75300, Pakistan |
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Abstract: | This research article demonstrates the most comprehensive comparative catalytic study of different metal oxides and metal chlorides towards the methanolysis of triglycerides of marine red macroalga Melanothamnus afaqhusaini . CaO was found to be the most reactive metal oxide that yielded 80%biodiesel while ZnCl2 was the most reactive metal chloride that produced 60%biodiesel by mechanical stirring for 6 h at 100–110 °C. The overal reactivity order of the catalysts was found to be CaO N MgO N PbO2 N ZnCl2 N TiCl4 N PbO N HgCl2 N ZnO N AlCl3 N SnCl2 N TiO2 whereas, CaCl2, MgCl2, Al2O3, HgO, PbCl2, MnO2, MnCl2, Fe2O3 and FeCl3 were found to be non-reactive for transesterification of triglycerides. In addition, a detailed study of the screening of mobile phases and spraying reagents was conducted which showed that petroleum ether:chloroform:toluene (7:2:1) is the best mobile phase, whereas iodine crystals/silica gel is the best visualizing agent for the thin layer chroma-tography (TLC) examination of biodiesel. Biodiesel production was confirmed by comparative TLC examination. It was further supported by the determination of fuel properties of biodiesel, which were found to be similar to the standard limits of American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). |
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Keywords: | Biomass Methanolysis Triglycerides Biodiesel Catalysts |
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