Screening, optimization and kinetics of Jatropha curcas oil transesterification with heterogeneous catalysts

RENEWABLE ENERGY

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Zanette, Andreia F.²  Barella, Rodrigo A.²  Pergher, Sibele B. C.¹  Treichel, Helen¹  Oliveira, Debora¹  Mazutti, Marcio A.¹  Silva, Edson A.²  Oliveira, J. Vladimir¹ 

[1] Univ Reg Integrada Alto Uruguai & Missoes, Dept Food Engn, BR-99700000 Erechim, Brazil

[2] Univ Estadual Oeste Parana, Dept Chem Engn, Toledo, Brazil

关键词: Biodiesel;    Jatropha curcas oil;    Heterogeneous catalysis;    Kinetics;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.renene.2010.08.028

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This work investigates the production of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) from Jatropha curcas oil using a variety of heterogeneous catalysts: resins, zeolites, clays, hydrotalcites, aluminas and niobium oxide. For this purpose, a catalyst screening was first conducted in a batch reactor at the following operating conditions: oil to methanol molar ratio of 1:9, 6 h of reaction, 5 wt% catalyst, at 333 and 393 K. From the screening step, KSF clay and Amberlyst 15 catalysts were selected to carry out a 23 full factorial central composite rotatable design so as to elucidate the effects of process variables on FAME yield. The optimum reaction conditions for both catalysts were found to be oil to methanol molar ratio of 1:12, 5 wt% of catalyst, 433 K and 6 h of reaction with a FAME yield of about 70 wt%. A kinetic study was then experimentally performed and a semi-empirical model was built to represent the experimental data. Finally, catalyst re-utilization in five successive batch experiments was evaluated at the optimized conditions. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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