Abstract
To promote the use of low-quality oils in producing biodiesel, a bifunctional acid-base catalyst Fe/DS-HMS-NH2 is fabricated using the two-step condensation technique. The obtained Fe/DS-HMS-NH2 is of a doubled shell structure in spherical shape with a uniform size of 156 nm. Its hollow core (with a diameter of 86 nm) and two spatial shells with different active sites enables the esterification and transesterification reactions to be accomplished in a one-pot synthesis. The influences of four independent reaction variables on the yield of fatty acid methyl esters YF was studied, including catalyst loading mc, reaction time t, reaction temperature T, and the methanol to degummed palm oil mass ratio rm/o. The highest yield was obtained at 85.36% (w/w) when mc = 6% (w/w), t = 4.5 h, T = 60 °C, and rm/o = 6:1. The Fe/DS-HMS-NH2 shows a good recyclability with YF > 80% (w/w) up to three reaction cycles.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1166-1174 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Renewable Energy |
Volume | 169 |
Early online date | 25 Jan 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors acknowledge the funding supports from Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya and World Class Research Program, Indonesian Ministry of Research and Technology , through the research grant no. 2263/WM01/N/2020 and 130B/WM01.5/N/2020 , respectively. We also thank Professor Chun-Hu Chen, National Sun Yat Sen University, and Taiwan Tech (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology) for providing the facility for the catalyst characterizations.
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Keywords
- Amine functionalization
- Bifunctional catalyst
- Biodiesel
- Hollow mesoporous silica
- Iron impregnation
- Renewable energy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment