Synthesis and application of hierarchical mesoporous HZSM-for biodiesel production from shea butter

• Main Authors: Alaba, P.A., Sani, Y.M., Mohammed, I.Y., Abakr, Y.A., Daud, Wan Mohd Ashri Wan
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18179/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2015.09.006

Here, we report the upgrading of shea butter to biodiesel with hierarchical mesoporous ZSM-zeolites (HMZeol). Shea butter is a triglyceride (mainly oleic and steric acid) extracted from African shea tree nut. The catalysts synthesis was by desilication of conventional ZSM-with an aqueous solution of...