Silica–sulfuric acid and alumina–sulfuric acid: versatile supported Brønsted acid catalysts

A Pramanik, S Bhar - New Journal of Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
–SO3H functionalized silica and alumina have emerged as efficient and eco-compatible
heterogeneous solid acid catalysts for the construction of various important molecular …

Acidic/amphiphilic silica nanoparticles: new eco-friendly Pickering interfacial catalysis for biodiesel production

B Yang, L Leclercq, JM Clacens, V Nardello-Rataj - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Silica nanoparticles have been designed by surface modification to stabilize solventless
catalytic Pickering emulsions for effective biodiesel production. With respect to this, and …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of ultrasonic irradiation on the properties and performance of biodiesel produced from date seed oil used in the diesel engine

HA Allami, M Tabasizadeh, A Rohani… - Ultrasonics …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, the effect of ultrasound irradiation on the transesterification parameters,
biodiesel properties, and its combustion profiles in the diesel engine was investigated …

Enhanced esterification of oleic acid and methanol by deep eutectic solvent assisted Amberlyst heterogeneous catalyst

Y Pan, MA Alam, Z Wang, J Wu, Y Zhang, Z Yuan - Bioresource technology, 2016 - Elsevier
In present study, esterification of oleic acid with methanol using deep eutectic solvent (DES)
assisted Amberlyst heterogeneous catalyst was investigated to produce biodiesel. Results …

Catalytic Transformation of Triglycerides to Biodiesel with SiO2-SO3H and Quaternary Ammonium Salts in Toluene or DMSO

SL Barbosa, ACP Rocha, DL Nelson, MS de Freitas… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
SiO2-SO3H, with a surface area of 115 m2· g− 1, pore volumes of 0.38 cm3· g− 1 and 1.32
mmol H+/g, was used as a transesterification catalyst. Triglycerides of waste cooking oil …

Catalytic upgrading of waste tire pyrolysis oil via supercritical esterification with deep eutectic solvents (green solvents and catalysts)

Y Alhassan, N Kumar, IM Bugaje - Journal of the Energy Institute, 2016 - Elsevier
High acid content and low calorific value of pyrolysis oil (PO) hindered its application as
transportation fuel. This work investigates the supercritical esterification of the acids in PO …

Optimization of trans-esterification process and characterization of biodiesel from soapstock using silica sulfuric acid as a heterogeneous solid acid catalyst

S Latebo, A Bekele, T Abeto… - Journal of Engineering …, 2022 - kuwaitjournals.org
The main objective of thus study was production, optimization, and fuel quality
characterization of biodiesel from equal weight ratio blended acid oil of cottonseed and …

Single Step Biodiesel Production from Pongamia pinnata (Karanja) Seed Oil Using Deep Eutectic Solvent (DESs) Catalysts

Y Alhassan, N Kumar - Waste and biomass valorization, 2016 - Springer
This paper reports the production of biodiesel from Pongamia pinnata seed oil via single
step process. The efficiency of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) synthesized from the mixture of …

Valorization of tung oil derived free fatty acid by non-conventional method using novel microcrystalline cellulose based mesoporous acid catalyst for sustainable …

NG Savani, JR Ghonia, T Naveen, V Prajapati… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The catalyst plays a significant function in industrial unit processes since it allows reactants
to be converted into valuable compounds via chemical reactions. However, the synthesis of …

Monitoring enzymatic hydroesterification of low-cost feedstocks by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

M Cruz, MF Almeida, MC Alvim-Ferraz, JM Dias - Catalysts, 2019 - mdpi.com
Enzymatic hydroesterification is a heterogeneous catalyzed process suitable for the
conversion of low-cost feedstocks in biodiesel production, namely, because of its tolerance …