Biodiesel production from sunflower oil over MgO/MgAl2O4 nanocatalyst: Effect of fuel type on catalyst nanostructure and performance

Moss-Burstein effect in stable, cubic ZrO2: Eu+3 nanophosphors derived from rapid microwave-assisted solution-combustion technique

MgAl2O4 spinel was synthesized through microwave-assisted combustion method using three different fuels, including urea, glycine and glycerin This spinel was then used as a support for MgO/MgAl2O4 nanocatalyst in order to produce biodiesel Results of XRD, EDX, FTIR, BET, TGA, FESEM and SPSD analyses indicated that heating via microwave irradiation results in the synthesis of a catalyst of far superior characteristics for the biodiesel production reaction Results of the conducted analyses as well as reactor test results demonstrated that the nanocatalyst synthesized using glycine and microwave irradiation outperformed the other catalysts in terms of physiochemical characteristics and catalytic performance in biodiesel production Therefore, under moderate conditions (reaction temperature: 90 °C, catalyst concentration: 3 wt%, reaction time: 3 h, and alcohol to oil molar ratio: 12), the conversion reached 927% In addition, investigating reusability of the catalysts, the nanocatalyst synthesized using microwave irradiation and glycine outperformed the other catalysts when it came to triglyceride transesterification reaction The conversion exhibited insignificant changes following six rounds of use The presented results were indicative of the synthesis of a well favorable catalyst for the process of producing a green and valuable fuel – biodiesel

Facile and Efficient Microwave Combustion Fabrication of Mg-Spinel as Support for MgO Nanocatalyst Used in Biodiesel Production from Sunflower Oil: Fuel Type Approach

Sol–gel La2O3–ZrO2 mixed oxide catalysts for biodiesel production

In the present work, hybrid nanostructures of graphene quantum dots decorated zirconia (GQDs@ZrO2) were synthesized by a facile one-pot hydrothermal method and utilized as an efficient electrochemi...

ZrO2 Nanoflowers Decorated with Graphene Quantum Dots for Electrochemical Immunosensing

Effect of fuels on conductivity, dielectric and humidity sensing properties of ZrO2 nanocrystals prepared by low temperature solution combustion method

N.R. Radeep

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Effect of fuels on conductivity, dielectric and humidity sensing properties of ZrO2 nanocrystals prepared by low temperature solution combustion method