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Methyl esters (biodiesel) were produced by the transesterification of cottonseed oil with methanol in the presence of solid acids as heterogeneous catalysts. The solid acids were prepared by mounting H2SO4 on TiO2 · nH2O and Zr(OH)4, respectively, followed by calcining at 823K. TiO2-SO4 2− and ZrO2-SO4 2− showed high activity for the transesterification. The yield of methyl esters was over 90% under the conditions of 230°C, methanol/oil mole ratio of 12:1, reaction time 8 h and catalyst amount (catalyst/oil) of 2% (w). The solid acid catalysts showed more better adaptability than solid base catalysts when the oil has high acidity. IR spectral analysis of absorbed pyridine on the samples showed that there were Lewis and Brønsted acid sites on the catalysts.
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Translated from The Chinese Journal of Process Engineering, 2006, 6(4): 571–575 [译自: 过程工程学报]
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Chen, H., Peng, B., Wang, D. et al. Biodiesel production by the transesterification of cottonseed oil by solid acid catalysts. Front. Chem. Eng. China 1, 11–15 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-007-0003-y
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