Biodiesel production over thermal activated cerium modified Mg-Al hydrotalcites

Ana Paula Soares Dias, Joana Bernardo, Pedro Felizardo and Maria Joana Neiva Correia

Energy, 2012, vol. 41, issue 1, 344-353

Abstract: Heterogeneous basic catalysts can be used for biodiesel production. The performances of several types of such materials are described in the literature but small attention is given to its deactivation in reaction medium. This paper put in evidence that catalysts are not static identities in the reaction medium, and relates the physical characteristics of fresh and post reaction samples with deactivation mechanisms.

Keywords: Biodiesel; Calcined Mg-Al hydrotalcites; Cerium; Soybean oil; Transesterification; Deactivation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.03.005

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