Development of Alumina Supported Alkaline Catalysts Used for Biodiesel Production

Authors

OĞUZHAN İLGEN
AYŞE NİLGÜN AKIN

DOI

10.3906/kim-0809-29

Abstract

The transesterification of canola oil with methanol was studied in a heterogeneous system, using \gamma-Al_2O_3 supported alkaline catalysts. All the catalysts were prepared by incipient-wetness impregnation of an aqueous solution of alkaline compounds on \gamma-Al_2O_3 support. The effects of alkaline compound, methanol/canola oil molar ratio, reaction temperature, catalyst amount, and reaction time in biodiesel production were investigated. The catalyst with KOH loaded on \gamma-Al_2O_3 gave the highest basicity and the best catalytic activity for this reaction. The highest FAME yield obtained was 89.40%.

Keywords

Biodiesel, canola oil, heterogeneous catalyst, Al_2O_3 supported catalysts

First Page

281

Last Page

287

Recommended Citation

İLGEN, OĞUZHAN and AKIN, AYŞE NİLGÜN (2009) "Development of Alumina Supported Alkaline Catalysts Used for Biodiesel Production," Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 33: No. 2, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.3906/kim-0809-29
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol33/iss2/11