Output details
12 - Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering
Newcastle University
Article title
Simultaneous Conversion of Triglyceride/Free Fatty Acid Mixtures into Biodiesel using Sulfated Zirconia
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Topics in Catalysis
Article number
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Volume number
53
Issue number
11-12
First page of article
773
ISSN of journal
1572-9028
Year of publication
2010
Number of additional authors
2
Additional information
This is the first description of the use of sulphated zirconia as a catalyst for simultaneous esterification of free fatty acids and triglycerides. "Direct synthesis" of the catalyst by heating mixtures of components is shown to be more effective than the more conventional "wet" technique. This means that a catalyst-free biodiesel production process based on low value (high free fatty acid) waste oil feedstocks is feasible. The free fatty acids would become beneficial rather than problematic. The research was carried out as part of the EPSRC project “Designer Catalysts for High Efficiency Biodiesel Production” (EP/F067372/1).
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
H - Process Intensification and Catalysis
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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