Biodiesel fuel production by transesterification of oils.

New opportunities for the conversion of glycerol into value-added chemicals have emerged in recent years as a result of glycerol's unique structure, properties, bioavailability, and renewability. Glycerol is currently produced in large amounts during the transesterification of fatty acids into biodiesel and as such represents a useful by-product. This paper provides a comprehensive review and critical analysis on the different reaction pathways for catalytic conversion of glycerol into commodity chemicals, including selective oxidation, selective hydrogenolysis, selective dehydration, pyrolysis and gasification, steam reforming, thermal reduction into syngas, selective transesterification, selective etherification, oligomerization and polymerization, and conversion of glycerol into glycerol carbonate.

Chemoselective catalytic conversion of glycerol as a biorenewable source to valuable commodity chemicals

Biodiesel (fatty acid methyl ester) is a nontoxic and biodegradable alternative fuel that is obtained from renewable sources. A major hurdle in the commercialization of biodiesel from virgin oil, in comparison to petroleum-based diesel fuel, is its cost of manufacturing, primarily the raw material cost. Used cooking oil is one of the economical sources for biodiesel production. However, the products formed during frying, such as free fatty acid and some polymerized triglycerides, can affect the transesterification reaction and the biodiesel properties. Apart from this phenomenon, the biodiesel obtained from waste cooking oil gives better engine performance and less emissions when tested on commercial diesel engines. The present paper attempts to review methods for the transesterification of waste cooking oil and the performance of biodiesel obtained from waste cooking oil in a commercial diesel engine. The paper also examines the basic chemistry involved during frying and the effects of the products formed in the frying process on biodiesel quality.

Waste cooking oil – an economical source for biodiesel: a review

Biodiesel production from waste cooking oils

Of the three generations of biodiesel feedstocks described in this paper, food crops, non-food crops and microalgae-derived biodiesel, it was found that the third generation, microalgae, is the only source that can be sustainably developed in the future. Microalgae can be converted directly into energy, such as biodiesel, and therefore appear to be a promising source of renewable energy. This paper presents a comparison between the use of microalgae and palm oil as biodiesel feedstocks. It was found that microalgae are the more sustainable source of biodiesel in terms of food security and environmental impact compared to palm oil. The inefficiency and unsustainability of the use of food crops as a biodiesel source have increased interest in the development of microalgae species to be used as a renewable energy source. In this paper, the main advantages of using microalgae for biodiesel production are described in comparison with other available feedstocks, primarily palm oil.

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Microalgae as a sustainable energy source for biodiesel production: a review

Three fatty materials, soy-bean oil, used frying oil and tallow, were transformed into two different types of biodiesel, by transesterification and amidation reactions with methanol and diethylamine respectively. The ignition properties of these types of biodiesel were evaluated calculating the cetane index of the transesterification products, and the blending cetane number of the amide biodiesel blended with conventional diesel. Amide biodiesel enhances the ignition properties of the petrochemical diesel fuel, and it could account for the 5% market share that should be secured to biofuels by 2005.

Catalytic production of biodiesel from soy-bean oil, used frying oil and tallow

The purpose of this investigation is to study the oligomerization of isobutene over Amberlyst-15 catalyst in a mixed gas–liquid phase. Reaction conditions were optimised in order to maximise triisobutylene selectivity. Results show that more than 90% (w/w) triisobutylene was present in the final oligomer mixture.

Trimerization of isobutene over Amberlyst-15 catalyst

The gas-phase synthesis of ETBE from ethanol and isobutene has been carried out over a H-ZSM-5 catalyst in two types of continuous-flow catalytic reactors, fixed-bed and fluidized-bed. We have studied the influence of temperature, molar ratio ethanol/isobutene and weight hourly space velocity on the yield of ETBE.

Gas-Phase Synthesis of Ethyl tert-Butyl Ether (ETBE) on H-ZSM-5 Catalyst in Continuous Fixed-Bed and Fluidized-Bed Reactors

1- tert -Butoxy-2-propanol has been synthesized from propylene glycol and isobutene over two solid acid catalysts, montmorillonite and Amberlyst 15, in a packed trickle-bed reactor operating under different experimental conditions, and its antiknock properties as an oxygenate gasoline additive have been evaluated. The reaction on Amberlyst 15 fitted first-order kinetics for isobutene ( k ′=0.37 h −1 ) for a molar ratio propylene glycol to isobutene of one.

Marı́a José Franco

Papers

Catalytic production of biodiesel from soy-bean oil, used frying oil and tallow

Trimerization of isobutene over Amberlyst-15 catalyst

Gas-Phase Synthesis of Ethyl tert-Butyl Ether (ETBE) on H-ZSM-5 Catalyst in Continuous Fixed-Bed and Fluidized-Bed Reactors

Synthesis of 1-tert-butoxy-2-propanol (PGTBE) from propylene glycol and isobutene in a packed trickle-bed reactor on acid catalysts