Comparative study of catalytic performance and degradation kinetics of biodiesels produced using heterogeneous catalysts from kaolinite

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2021

Abstract

This study comparatively investigates the catalytic activities and degradation kinetics of the produced biodiesels using kaolinite-based heterogeneous catalysts to examine the stability. The performance of the catalysts was tested under the same operating parameter (methanol/oil ratio, 5:1, at 200 degrees C for 6 h). The obtained biodiesel was analyzed using TGA equipment to obtain the yield, as well as the degradation kinetic parameters. It was observed that the solid superacid SHY zeolite gave the highest biodiesel yield (90.76%) because of higher acid strength. The catalysts performance is in the order of HY

Keywords

Catalytic process, Biodiesel, SHY zeolite, Kinetics, Alternative energy

Publication Title

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

DOI

10.1016/j.jece.2021.105569

Funders

Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) , King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah (G: 8368291441)

Volume

9

Issue

4

Publisher

Elsevier Ltd

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