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Transesterification of soybean oil to biodiesel using zeolite supported CaO as strong base catalysts
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In this paper, a series of supported CaO catalysts with NaY, KL and NaZSM-5 zeolites as supports were prepared by microwave irradiation and used to catalyze the transesterification of methanol with soybean oil.About:
This article is published in Fuel Processing Technology.The article was published on 2013-05-01. It has received 159 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Transesterification & Catalysis.read more
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Design and fabrication of mesoporous heterogeneous basic catalysts
TL;DR: An overview of the recent advances in mesoporous solid bases is provided and each category is illustrated with typical examples and the fundamental principles of how to design and fabricate basic materials with mesostructure are highlighted.
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Calcium oxide as a promising heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production: Current state and perspectives
Dalibor Marinković,Miroslav Stanković,Ana V. Veličković,Jelena M. Avramović,Marija R. Miladinović,Olivera Stamenković,Vlada B. Veljković,Dušan Jovanović +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an overview of the recent progress in the development of various CaO-based catalysts suitable for biodiesel production is presented, where the mechanism, kinetics and optimization of transesterification reaction over these catalysts are first considered.
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Conversion of crude and pure glycerol into derivatives: A feasibility evaluation
TL;DR: In this article, the feasibility of the direct conversion of crude glycerol (CG) to value-added derivatives through chemical processes has been rarely reported because this application is limited by the impurities of CG.
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Widely used catalysts in biodiesel production: a review
Bishwajit Changmai,Chhangte Vanlalveni,Avinash P. Ingle,Rahul Bhagat,Lalthazuala Rokhum,Lalthazuala Rokhum +5 more
TL;DR: A review of the latest synthesis routes of various types of catalysts (including acidic, basic, bifunctional and nanocatalysts) derived from different chemicals, as well as biomass is presented in this paper.
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An expatiate review of neem, jatropha, rubber and karanja as multipurpose non-edible biodiesel resources and comparison of their fuel, engine and emission properties.
TL;DR: The use of non-edible resources is presently directed to jatropha, mahua, pongamia, calophyllum tobacco, cotton oil, etc.
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A review on biodiesel production using catalyzed transesterification
TL;DR: In this article, the main factors affecting the yield of biodiesel, i.e. alcohol quantity, reaction time, reaction temperature and catalyst concentration, are discussed, as well as new new processes for biodiesel production.
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Biodiesel processing and production
TL;DR: Biodiesel is an alternative diesel fuel that is produced from vegetable oils and animal fats, which consists of the monoalkyl esters formed by a catalyzed reaction of the triglycerides in the oil or fat with a simple monohydric alcohol.
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Transesterification of soybean oil to biodiesel using CaO as a solid base catalyst
TL;DR: In this article, a 12:1 molar ratio of methanol to oil, addition of 8% CaO catalyst, 65°C reaction temperature and 2.03% water content in methanols gave the best results, and the biodiesel yield exceeded 95% at 3
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Technologies for production of biodiesel focusing on green catalytic techniques: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, various technological methods to produce biodiesel being used in industries and academia are reviewed, and the most common types of catalysts; homogeneous liquids and heterogeneous solids, are discussed at length in the paper.
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Transesterification of triacetin with methanol on solid acid and base catalysts
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the kinetics and selectivities of different solid catalysts for the transesterification of triacetin (a model compound for larger triglycerides as found in vegetable oils and fats) with methanol.