Sodium Silicates Modified Calcium Oxide as a High-Performance Solid Base Catalyst for Biodiesel Production
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Catalyst Characterization
2.2. Influence of Reaction Conditions on Biodiesel Production
2.2.1. Influence of the Reaction Time
2.2.2. Influence of Reaction Temperature
2.2.3. Influence of Catalyst Loading
2.2.4. Influence of the Methanol/Oil Molar Ratio
2.3. Reusability of NCSO
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Catalyst Preparation
3.3. Catalyst Characterization
3.4. Transesterification of Soybean Oil
3.5. Product Analysis
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, S.; Fu, J.; Xing, S.; Li, M.; Liu, X.; Yang, L.; Lv, P. Sodium Silicates Modified Calcium Oxide as a High-Performance Solid Base Catalyst for Biodiesel Production. Catalysts 2023, 13, 775. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13040775
Zhang S, Fu J, Xing S, Li M, Liu X, Yang L, Lv P. Sodium Silicates Modified Calcium Oxide as a High-Performance Solid Base Catalyst for Biodiesel Production. Catalysts. 2023; 13(4):775. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13040775
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Shunpan, Junying Fu, Shiyou Xing, Ming Li, Xiaochun Liu, Lingmei Yang, and Pengmei Lv. 2023. "Sodium Silicates Modified Calcium Oxide as a High-Performance Solid Base Catalyst for Biodiesel Production" Catalysts 13, no. 4: 775. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13040775