Reusable and efficient heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production from free fatty acids and oils: Self-solidifying hybrid ionic liquids

Mantian Li, Jinyi Chen, Youjie Huang, Meichen Li, Xiaocheng Lin and Ting Qiu

Energy, 2020, vol. 211, issue C

Abstract: A series of self-solidifying hybrid ionic liquids (SHILs) were synthesised via a mild nucleophilic substitution reaction between (3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane and 1,3-propanesultone followed by a facile sol-gel reaction, during which not any acid, catalyst or support was introduced. Part of the grafted –SO3H groups would make SHILs become solid nature by forming the zwitterion, while the rest of –SO3H groups could endue SHILs with acidic catalytic sites. Besides, –Si–O–Si– networks formed by the sol-gel reaction would further impart the water-tolerance and heterogeneity to SHILs, conducive to the easy separation and good reusability. For the oleic acid esterification catalysed by P-APTMS-PS-5 SHIL, 96.55% conversion was achieved under appropriate conditions (optimised by response surface methodology), and the catalytic activity well remained after 7 cycles. More importantly, SHILs exhibited excellent catalytic activity and satisfactory generality in the esterification of various free fatty acids, as well as in the transesterification of different oils, signifying the great potential for biodiesel production.

Keywords: Biodiesel; Ionic liquids; Heterogeneous catalysts; Free fatty acid esterification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.118631

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