期刊
FUEL
卷 89, 期 10, 页码 2844-2852出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.05.023
关键词
Biodiesel; Unrefined and waste oils; Transesterification; Esterification; Catalyst life
资金
- Department of Energy [DEFG36-05GO85005]
- Michigan's 21st Century Job Fund
Biodiesel can be produced by the transesterification of natural oils with methanol using modified ZnO nanoparticles as catalyst. Crude algae oil, corn oil from DDGs, crude palm oil, crude soybean oil, crude coconut oil, waste cooking oil, food-grade soybean oil and food-grade soybean oil with 3% water and 5% FFA addition were converted into FAME within 3 h using this new catalyst. The ZnO nanoparticles were reused 17 times without any activity loss in a batch stirred reactor and the average yield of FAME was around 93.7%. ZnO nanoparticles were used continuously for 70 days in a fix bed continuous reactor and the average yield of FAME was around 92.3%. XRD, ICP, TEM and HRTEM were used to characterize the long term used catalyst structure. Results show that this catalyst is a mixture of wurtzite ZnO nanoparticles and some amorphous materials and that the used catalysts have similar crystal structure to fresh catalyst. ICP results show that this catalyst does not dissolve in biodiesel, methanol, oil and glycerine-methanol solutions. It has a stable crystal structure under the reaction conditions. The high catalytic activity, long catalyst life and low leaching properties demonstrate these modified ZnO nanoparticles have potential in a commercial biodiesel production process. Published by Elsevier Ltd. x
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