Production of biodiesel from waste vegetable oil using impregnated diatomite as heterogeneous catalyst

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2014.10.017

摘要/Abstract

摘要： In this study, biodiesel was produced from waste vegetable oil using a heterogeneous base catalyst synthesized by impregnating potassium hydroxide (KOH) onto diatomite. Response surface methodology based on a central composite design was used to optimize four transesterification variables: temperature (30-120 ℃), reaction time (2-6 h), methanol to oil mass ratio (10%-50%) and catalyst to oil mass ratio (2.1%-7.9%). A quadratic polynomial equationwas obtained to correlate biodiesel yield to the transesterification variables. The diatomite-KOH catalyst was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR) and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray detector (EDS). A maximum biodiesel yield of 90%(by mass) was obtained. The reaction conditions were as follows: methanol to oil mass ratio 30%, catalyst to oil mass ratio 5%, reaction time 4 h, and reaction temperature 75 ℃. The XRD, FTIR and SEM (EDS) results confirm that the addition of KOH modifies the structure of diatomite. During impregnation and calcination of the diatomite catalyst the K₂O phase forms in the diatomite structural matrix and the active basicity of this compound facilitates the transesterification process. It is possible to recycle the diatomite-KOH catalyst up to three times. The crucial biodiesel properties fromwaste vegetable oil arewithin the American Standard Test Method specifications.

关键词: Central composite design, Transesterification, Impregnation, Diatomite

Abstract: In this study, biodiesel was produced from waste vegetable oil using a heterogeneous base catalyst synthesized by impregnating potassium hydroxide (KOH) onto diatomite. Response surface methodology based on a central composite design was used to optimize four transesterification variables: temperature (30-120 ℃), reaction time (2-6 h), methanol to oil mass ratio (10%-50%) and catalyst to oil mass ratio (2.1%-7.9%). A quadratic polynomial equationwas obtained to correlate biodiesel yield to the transesterification variables. The diatomite-KOH catalyst was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR) and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray detector (EDS). A maximum biodiesel yield of 90%(by mass) was obtained. The reaction conditions were as follows: methanol to oil mass ratio 30%, catalyst to oil mass ratio 5%, reaction time 4 h, and reaction temperature 75 ℃. The XRD, FTIR and SEM (EDS) results confirm that the addition of KOH modifies the structure of diatomite. During impregnation and calcination of the diatomite catalyst the K₂O phase forms in the diatomite structural matrix and the active basicity of this compound facilitates the transesterification process. It is possible to recycle the diatomite-KOH catalyst up to three times. The crucial biodiesel properties fromwaste vegetable oil arewithin the American Standard Test Method specifications.

Key words: Central composite design, Transesterification, Impregnation, Diatomite

Edward Modiba, Christopher Enweremadu, Hilary Rutto. Production of biodiesel from waste vegetable oil using impregnated diatomite as heterogeneous catalyst[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2015, 23(1): 281-289.

Edward Modiba, Christopher Enweremadu, Hilary Rutto. Production of biodiesel from waste vegetable oil using impregnated diatomite as heterogeneous catalyst[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2015, 23(1): 281-289.

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