화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.20, No.6, 4437-4442, November, 2014
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2014.02.012  Export Citation
Transesterification of waste cooking palm oil by MnZr with supported alumina as a potential heterogeneous catalyst
H. Amani, Z. Ahmad, M. Asif1, and B.H. Hameed†
  • School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
  • 1Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P. O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
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The transesterification of waste cooking palm oil (WCPO) with methanol into fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) was investigated using solid acidic mixed oxide catalysts Mn3.5xZr0.5yAlxO3 prepared via coprecipitation. The effects of reaction temperature, time, molar methanol-to-oil ratio, and catalyst loadingwere investigated. The stability of the catalytic activitywas examined via leaching and reusability tests through five consecutive batch runs. The catalyst achieved a FAME content of more than 93%, and the optimal reaction conditions are as follows: reaction temperature of 150 °C, reaction time of 5 h, molar methanol-to-WCPO ratio of 14:1, and catalyst loading of 2.5 wt.%.
Keywords:Transesterification;Heterogeneous catalyst;Waste cooking palm oil;Methyl ester
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