Characterization and Application of Catalysts Hard Green Clay and MoO3/ Hard Green Clay in Transesterification Reaction of Soybean Oil

Autor: Fabiana Medeiros do Nascimento Silva, Tellys Lins Almeida Barbosa, Erivaldo Genuino Lima, Meiry Gláucia Freire Rodrigues
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Materials Science Forum. 958:29-34
ISSN: 1662-9752
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.958.29
Popis: The present study describes the preparation of catalyst MoO3 supported on smectite clay by the solution impregnation method and its evaluation as a heterogeneous catalyst in the production of biodiesel from soybean oil. The individual effects of catalyst (hard green clay and MoO3/hard green clay) on kinematic viscosity of produced biodiesel and conversion were investigated. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and N2 adsorption-desorption. Conditions of soybean oil transesterification were: 5% catalyst by weight, 1:12 oil to methanol molar ratio, at 200 oC for 60 minutes. Patterns of X-ray diffraction showed the characteristic peaks of the structure of smectite. The results of X-ray diffraction suggests that MoO3 species exist as highly dispersed surface species. Molybdenum metal identified as effective catalysts for the transesterification reaction of soybean oil with methanol. A preliminary design assessment show that this catalysts (MoO3/HGC) is sufficiently active achieving conversion in excess of 62,07% at temperature below 200 oC.
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