Journal
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
Volume 150, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106126
Keywords
Chlorella vulgaris; Ionic liquids; Phosphonium carboxylate; Biodiesel; Transesterification; Microalgae; Vegetable oils
Funding
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Canadian Foundation for Innovation
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This study demonstrates the efficient production of biodiesel from wet microalgae biomass using synthesized ionic liquid catalysts. The optimized reaction conditions achieved a yield close to 98%, and the reusability of the ionic liquid was also confirmed.
In this study, four types of tetrabutylphosphonium carboxylate ionic liquids (ILs) were synthesized and used for a one-pot transesterification of wet Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) microalgae into fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) in the presence of methanol, as well as refined oils (sunflower, canola, and corn oil). The resulting process removed the need for complete drying and lipid extraction steps typically needed for biodiesel production from microalgae. The leading candidate ionic liquid catalyst, tetrabutylphosphonium formate ([P4444][For]), was further optimized using response surface methodology to minimize material consumption, increase water compatibility, reduce processing time while maximizing yield from wet microalgae biomass. The optimized conditions resulted in a yield of 98.0 +/- 2.48% using biomass containing 40 wt% water. Finally, the reusability of the ionic liquid was confirmed and [P4444][For] could be recycled with less than 2% loss between cycles. Due to the simple and low cost of synthesizing this IL, [P4444][For] is a promising catalyst for a one-pot transesterification process for biodiesel production from wet microalgae biomass.
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