Biodiesel production using coal fly ash-derived sodalite as a heterogeneous catalyst
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- 作者：Má ; rcia Cardoso Manique ; marciamanique@yahoo.com.br ; Luciane Venturini Lacerda ; Annelise Kopp Alves ; Carlos Pé ; rez Bergmann
- 关键词：Sodalite ; Coal fly ash ; Heterogeneous catalysis ; Transesterification ; Biodiesel
- 刊名：Fuel
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：15 February 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：190
- 期：Complete
- 页码：268-273
- 全文大小：1144 K
- 卷排序：190
文摘
This study aimed to synthesized zeolites via a hydrothermal process in an alkaline medium using coal fly ashes as an alternative source of silicon. The zeolites were evaluated for their crystallinity, morphology, and surface area. The characterization of the sample revealed that the zeolite type sodalite was synthesized, and quartz and mullite were identified as by-products. The microstructure of the powders showed clusters with specific surface areas of approximately 10 m2/g. The synthesized sodalite was used as a catalyst for transesterification of soy oil to obtain a maximum conversion of 95.5 wt% at 65 °C with a 4 wt% catalyst concentration, a 12:1 methanol-to-oil molar ratio, and a reaction time of 2 h. The mechanistic pathway for sodalite catalyzed transesterification and the possible formation of active sites was proposed.