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Reusable Heterogeneous SnO2/ZnO Catalyst for Biodiesel Production from Acidifiied/Acid Oils

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Author(s):
Dall'Oglio, Daiane F. [1, 2] ; Garcia, Marco A. S. [3] ; Fiorio, Jhonatan L. [4] ; de Abreu, Wiury C. [5] ; Pereira, Laise N. S. [6] ; Braga, Adriano [4] ; de Moura, Edmilson M. [1] ; Guldhe, Abhishek [7] ; Bux, Faizal [7] ; de Moura, Carla V. R. [1]
Total Authors: 10
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Piaui, Dept Quim, BR-64049550 Teresina, PI - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Maranhao, Ctr Ciencias Agr & Ambientais, BR-65500000 Chapadinha, MA - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Maranhao, Dept Quim, Ave Portugueses 1966, BR-65080805 Sao Luis, MA - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Quim Fundamental, BR-05508000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[5] Inst Fed Educ Ciencia & Tecnol Maranhao, BR-65393000 Buriticupu, MA - Brazil
[6] Inst Fed Maranhao, Campus Sao Raimundo das Mangabeiras, BR-65840000 Sao Raimundo Mangabeiras, MA - Brazil
[7] Durban Univ Technol, Inst Water & Wastewater Technol, POB 1334, Durban - South Africa
Total Affiliations: 7
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society; v. 32, n. 1, p. 182-193, JUL 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

A catalyst comprised of SnO2 impregnated on ZnO nanowires, which presented remarkable ability to catalyze fatty acid esterification/transesterification reactions, is reported. For optimization of reaction conditions, artificially acidified soybean oil with 10 wt.% oleic acid was used as a model feed. The optimized conditions were: 150 degrees C, 6 h, 5 g of oil, catalyst concentration of 5%, and methanol:oil molar ratio of 15:1. The catalyst achieved 92% of total fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) content and was used five times without the necessity of catalyst washing from one reaction to the other. Then, such conditions were applied to produce biodiesel from the oil extracted from Scenedesmus sp. microalgae; the system reached 72% of FAME content, without any previous refining or degumming process of the oil. Rietveld refinement, X-ray diffraction, elemental mapping in scanning transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and pyridine-desorption Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy were used to characterize the material. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/07296-2 - CDMF - Center for the Development of Functional Materials
Grantee:Elson Longo da Silva
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC