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Mixed Oxides of Ca-Zn as Heterogeneous Catalyst in Biodiesel Production from
Refined Palm Oil
J.J. PARRA-SANTIAGO J.F. SIERRA-CANTOR
C.A. GUERRERO-FAJARDO
CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENTNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBIA
2014
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OUTLINE
• INTRODUCTION
• CATALYST PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION
• CATALYST ACTIVITY
• CONCLUSIONS
• REFERENCES
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INTRODUCTION
BD FROM OIL SEEDS AND FATS
• Mixture of fatty acid alkyl esters.
• Produced from fats and oils by the transesterification process.
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A. N. Talebian-Kiakalaieh and H. Mazaheri, "A review on novel processes of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil," Applied Energy, vol. 104, pp. 683-710, 2013. P. Benjumea, J. Agudelo and A. Agudelo, "Basic properties of palm oil biodiesel-diesel blends," Fuel, pp. 2069-2075, 2008
TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION
Source: B. Mooser, "Biodiesel Production, Properties, and Feedstocks," In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, vol. 45, no. 3, 2009.
PARAMETERS
Raw materials Quality
Catalyst used
Operational Conditions: Temperature, Stirring, Pressure, Reaction time.
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CATALYST PRODUCTION AND
CHARACTERIZATION
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PREPARATION METHODOLOGY
Calcium-Zinc Carbonates Co-Precipitation from nitratesAtomic Relation Zn/Ca: 3-4.5
Growth at 60 °C by 24 h, Washing, Drying and Milling
Calcination at 800 °CT = 5 °C/min
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CHARACTERIZATION
• Composition Analysis: X-Ray Flourescence (XRF)
• X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD)
• Infrared Analysis (IR)
• Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM)
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Composition Analysis: X-Ray Flourescence (XRF)
Compound Catalyst
Zn/Ca: 4.5Catalyst
Zn/Ca: 3.0
ZnO 87.004 % 81.517 %
CaO 12.912 % 18.483 %
K2O 0.084 % --
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD)
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD)
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INFRARED ANALYSIS (IR)
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Scanning Electronic Microscopy
ZnO/ CaO: 3.0 ZnO/ CaO: 4.5
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CATALYST ACTIVITY
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BIODIESEL PRODUCTION METHODOLOGY
Add Oil, methanol &
catalyst
Reflux by 2 h with
constant stirring
Filtered to reaction mixture
Decanting
ORGANIC PHASE
Methanol Removing
Biodiesel Purification
BIODIESEL GC analysis
according to ASTM D6584
SOLIDRICH GLYCERIN-
METHANOL PHASE
METHANOL
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RESULTS
Zn/Ca Molar
Ratio in Catalyst
MeOH/Oil Molar
Ratio
%wt. of catalyst
Composition (%wt.)
EM MG DG TG
4.5 10 5.0 84.01 6.07 7.28 2.644.5 10 10.0 78.72 1.71 8.09 11.494.5 15 7.5 34.07 8.95 19.32 37.664.5 20 7.5 79.48 9.49 4.65 6.394.5 20 10.0 42.97 7.76 20.78 28.494.5 30 10.0 26.31 12.60 19.53 41.563.0 15 10.0 41.36 5.73 7.54 45.373.0 10 7.5 18.10 8.51 19.83 53.563.0 15 5.0 40.21 6.02 8.76 45.013.0 20 5.0 62.68 4.31 9.58 23.433.0 30 5.0 82.91 1.76 2.81 12.523.0 30 7.5 86.99 1.02 1.59 10.40
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RESULTS
Yield = 86.99 % catalyst = 7.5 % wt.
Atomic Ratio Zn/Ca = 3.0
Molar Ratio MeOH- Oil 30:1
Reaction time = 2 h Temperature = 56.9 °C
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CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
• CaO/ZnO doesn´t generate new compounds, only the Calcium oxides particles growth over Zinc Oxides Particles
• The carbonates and hydroxides should be avoided to optimize the catalyst activity.
• The transesterification reaction is controlled by diffusion.
• CaO surface is the main parameter to catalyst activity. This surface doesn´t increase proportionally with the CaO concentration.
• The maximum BD production, 86.99 % was obtained with 7.5 % wt. catalyst and atomic ratio Zn/Ca 3.0, molar ratio MeOH- Oil 30:1, reaction time: 2 h. T: 56.9 °C.
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REFERENCES
• A. N. Talebian-Kiakalaieh and H. Mazaheri, "A review on novel processes of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil," Applied Energy, vol. 104, pp. 683-710, 2013.
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• B. Mooser, "Biodiesel Production, Properties, and Feedstocks," In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, vol. 45, no. 3, 2009.
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