Transesterification of canola oil over Li/Ca-La mixed oxide catalyst: Kinetics and calcination temperature investigations

Hesam Maleki; Mohammad Kazemeini

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Hesam Maleki, Mohammad Kazemeini. Transesterification of canola oil over Li/Ca-La mixed oxide catalyst: Kinetics and calcination temperature investigations[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2017, 45(4): 442-448.

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Hesam Maleki, Mohammad Kazemeini. Transesterification of canola oil over Li/Ca-La mixed oxide catalyst: Kinetics and calcination temperature investigations[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2017, 45(4): 442-448.

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Transesterification of canola oil over Li/Ca-La mixed oxide catalyst: Kinetics and calcination temperature investigations

Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

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the Iran National Science Foundation INSF

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Corresponding author: Mohammad Kazemeini, E-mail:kazemini@sharif.edu
Received Date: 2016-12-06
Rev Recd Date: 2017-01-21

Available Online: 2021-01-23

Publish Date: 2017-04-10

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In this research, a solid 1%Li/Ca-La mixed oxide catalyst was prepared using co-precipitation method followed by wet impregnation. The prepared catalyst was used in the transesterification reaction of canola oil and methanol for biodiesel synthesis. The effects of calcination and reaction temperatures were investigated on the activity of the catalyst. In addition, rate of the reaction was studied through a kinetic model for which parameters were determined. Surface properties and structure of the catalyst were characterized through the powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry/derivative thermogravimetry (TG/DTG), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis. All these emphasized that the performance of the catalyst corresponded to the generation of the active sites and their thermal activation.
- biodiesel,
- heterogeneous catalyst,
- calcination temperature,
- kinetic study

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