TY  - JOUR
PB  - Royal Society of Chemistry
SN  - 20462069
EP  - 512
AV  - none
N1  - cited By 24
TI  - Effect of different metal oxides on the catalytic activity of γ-Al2O3-MgO supported bifunctional heterogeneous catalyst in biodiesel production from WCO
SP  - 505
Y1  - 2016///
JF  - RSC Advances
A1  - Farooq, M.
A1  - Ramli, A.
A1  - Naeem, A.
A1  - Saleem Khan, M.
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84954194287&doi=10.1039%2fc5ra18146a&partnerID=40&md5=ad690213f756dbf49b32b104c92c921d
VL  - 6
N2  - The catalytic activity of different γ-Al2O3-MgO supported bifunctional solid catalysts was successfully evaluated by carrying out simultaneous esterification-transesterification reactions in waste cooking oil. The physicochemical properties of the synthesized catalysts were studied using different characterization techniques to identify a catalyst of proper configuration for proper operation conditions to develop a sustainable and economical biodiesel production process. The results indicated that the Mo-Mn/γ-Al2O3-15 wt MgO catalyst showed excellent performance in biodiesel production from selected waste cooking oil as compared with Mo-Zn/γ-Al2O3-15 wt MgO or Mo-Sn/γ-Al2O3-15 wt MgO catalysts and provided a biodiesel yield of 91.4 under optimal reaction conditions, i.e. methanol/oil molar ratio of 27:1, 5 wt catalyst and a reaction temperature of 100 °C for 4 h. The good catalytic activity could be attributed to the existence of the optimal number of catalytically active sites on the surface of the catalyst. Moreover, the catalyst showed substantial reusability in biodiesel production from waste cooking oil. © 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
IS  - 2
ID  - scholars7999
KW  - Aluminum; Biodiesel; Catalyst supports; Catalysts; Magnesia; Manganese; Oils and fats; Reusability; Synthetic fuels
KW  -  Biodiesel production; Characterization techniques; Heterogeneous catalyst; Operation conditions; Optimal reaction condition; Physicochemical property; Reaction temperature; Transesterification reaction
KW  -  Catalyst activity
ER  -