Synthesis of tetragonal sulfated zirconia via a novel route for biodiesel production

SHI Guo-liang; YU Feng; YAN Xiao-liang; LI Rui-feng

Volume 45 Issue 3

Mar. 2017

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SHI Guo-liang, YU Feng, YAN Xiao-liang, LI Rui-feng. Synthesis of tetragonal sulfated zirconia via a novel route for biodiesel production[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2017, 45(3): 311-316.

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SHI Guo-liang, YU Feng, YAN Xiao-liang, LI Rui-feng. Synthesis of tetragonal sulfated zirconia via a novel route for biodiesel production[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2017, 45(3): 311-316.

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Synthesis of tetragonal sulfated zirconia via a novel route for biodiesel production

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School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030021, China
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College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China

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the National Natural Science Foundation of China 21376157

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 21406153

Shanxi Province Science Foundation for Youths 2013021008-3

Research Fund for the Doctoral candidate of Taiyuan University of Science and Technology 20162017

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Corresponding author: LI Rui-feng, Tel/Fax:0351-6018384, E-mail:rfli@tyut.edu.cn
Received Date: 2016-11-14
Rev Recd Date: 2016-12-19

Available Online: 2021-01-23

Publish Date: 2017-03-10

Abstract

Abstract

The sulfated zirconia was prepared by directly impregnating ammonium persulphate on the crystalline zirconia and followed by the calcination temperatures of 300-500℃. The structural properties of the catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N₂ adsorption-desorption, ammonia temperature programmed desorption (NH₃-TPD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with an energy dispersive spectroscope (EDS). The experiment results demonstrated that the catalysts presented the tetragonal structure of zirconia and high crystallinity. The catalyst calcined at 500℃ possessed the highest sulfur content and acidic sites in the catalysts. The catalyst exhibited high catalytic activity in transesterification of soybean oil with methanol. The yield of biodiesel achieved 84.6% because of the preferable super-acid sites on the surface of the catalyst.
- tetragonal sulfated zirconia,
- impregnating,
- crystalline zirconia,
- transesterification,
- biodiesel

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