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
Divisions
fac_eng
Funders
Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) , King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah (G: 8368291441)
Publication Title
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
Volume
9
Issue
4
Publisher
Elsevier Science Ltd
Publisher Location
THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND