Transesterification of canola oil as biodiesel over Na/Zr-SBA-15 catalysts: Effect of zirconium content |
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Authors: | Wen-Kang Chen Hui-Hsin Tseng Ming-Chi Wei En-Chin Su I-Ching Chiu |
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Affiliation: | 1. National Tainan Institute of Nursing, Tainan City 700, Taiwan, ROC;2. School of Occupational Safety and Health, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC;3. Department of Occupational Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC;4. Department of Food Science, Central Taiwan University of Sciences and Technology, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC |
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Abstract: | A series of mesoporous Zr-SBA-15-supported Na catalysts was prepared and applied to the heterogeneous catalysis of canola oil transesterification. The effects of Si/Zr ratio, reaction time, and percentage of Na loading on the conversion to fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) were studied. The dependence of the textural structure and chemical properties of Zr-SBA-15 supports on Zr content was investigated using small-angle X-ray diffraction, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The results obtained from FTIR and TEM indicate that the incorporation of Zr atoms into the SBA-15 structure facilitated the formation of Brönsted acid sites and decreased the particle size of Na species. Catalysts with a higher Zr content enhanced the FAME yield. The optimum conditions determined were as follows: reaction temperature of 70 °C, 15 wt.% Na, reaction time of 6 h, and 12% catalyst content (wt.% oil) with a methanol/oil molar ratio of 6:1. The optimum conditions resulted in a FAME yield of up to 99%. |
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Keywords: | Biodiesel Transesterification Acidic catalyst Zr-SBA-15 |
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