Selective synthesis of triacetyl glyceride biofuel additive via acetylation of glycerol over NiO-supported TiO2 catalyst enhanced by non-microwave instant heating
NiO-supported TiO2 (nNiO/TiO2) as highly active and selective catalysts for triacetyl glyceride (TAG) biofuel additive production via acetylation of glycerol is reported. The catalysts are prepared by incorporating various amounts of Ni2+ (n = 10, 30 and 50 wt% Ni added during catalysts preparation)...
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my.um.eprints.340272022-06-27T05:02:05Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/34027/ Selective synthesis of triacetyl glyceride biofuel additive via acetylation of glycerol over NiO-supported TiO2 catalyst enhanced by non-microwave instant heating Appaturi, Jimmy Nelson Ramalingam, R. Jothi Selvaraj, Manickam Chia, Stephen Tan, Soon Huat Khoerunnisa, Fitri Ling, Tau Chuan Ng, Eng-Poh QC Physics QD Chemistry TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) NiO-supported TiO2 (nNiO/TiO2) as highly active and selective catalysts for triacetyl glyceride (TAG) biofuel additive production via acetylation of glycerol is reported. The catalysts are prepared by incorporating various amounts of Ni2+ (n = 10, 30 and 50 wt% Ni added during catalysts preparation) onto the TiO2 support using simple sol-gel approach followed by calcination. The spectroscopy and microscopy analyses reveal that the NiO nanoparticles (ca. 6 nm) are uniformly distributed on the surface of TiO2 support where octahedrally coordinated NiO as active species is formed upon calcination. Among the catalysts prepared, 30NiO/TiO2 with strongest acidity and highest accessible surface area is found to be the most active in the acetylation of glycerol with acetic acid, achieving 90.2% glycerol conversion with 65.9% selective to TAG under non-microwave instant heating conditions (170 degrees C, 30 min). In addition, 30NiO/TiO2 also shows better catalytic performance than previous reported catalysts. No significant deterioration in catalytic activity is shown by 30NiO/TiO2 after eight successive runs, thus offering a green pathway for synthesizing TAG vehicle fuel additives with high selectivity. Elsevier 2021-04-15 Article PeerReviewed Appaturi, Jimmy Nelson and Ramalingam, R. Jothi and Selvaraj, Manickam and Chia, Stephen and Tan, Soon Huat and Khoerunnisa, Fitri and Ling, Tau Chuan and Ng, Eng-Poh (2021) Selective synthesis of triacetyl glyceride biofuel additive via acetylation of glycerol over NiO-supported TiO2 catalyst enhanced by non-microwave instant heating. Applied Surface Science, 545. ISSN 0169-4332, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149017 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149017>. 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149017 |
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NiO-supported TiO2 (nNiO/TiO2) as highly active and selective catalysts for triacetyl glyceride (TAG) biofuel additive production via acetylation of glycerol is reported. The catalysts are prepared by incorporating various amounts of Ni2+ (n = 10, 30 and 50 wt% Ni added during catalysts preparation) onto the TiO2 support using simple sol-gel approach followed by calcination. The spectroscopy and microscopy analyses reveal that the NiO nanoparticles (ca. 6 nm) are uniformly distributed on the surface of TiO2 support where octahedrally coordinated NiO as active species is formed upon calcination. Among the catalysts prepared, 30NiO/TiO2 with strongest acidity and highest accessible surface area is found to be the most active in the acetylation of glycerol with acetic acid, achieving 90.2% glycerol conversion with 65.9% selective to TAG under non-microwave instant heating conditions (170 degrees C, 30 min). In addition, 30NiO/TiO2 also shows better catalytic performance than previous reported catalysts. No significant deterioration in catalytic activity is shown by 30NiO/TiO2 after eight successive runs, thus offering a green pathway for synthesizing TAG vehicle fuel additives with high selectivity. |
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Selective synthesis of triacetyl glyceride biofuel additive via acetylation of glycerol over NiO-supported TiO2 catalyst enhanced by non-microwave instant heating |
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Selective synthesis of triacetyl glyceride biofuel additive via acetylation of glycerol over NiO-supported TiO2 catalyst enhanced by non-microwave instant heating |
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Selective synthesis of triacetyl glyceride biofuel additive via acetylation of glycerol over NiO-supported TiO2 catalyst enhanced by non-microwave instant heating |
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Selective synthesis of triacetyl glyceride biofuel additive via acetylation of glycerol over NiO-supported TiO2 catalyst enhanced by non-microwave instant heating |
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selective synthesis of triacetyl glyceride biofuel additive via acetylation of glycerol over nio-supported tio2 catalyst enhanced by non-microwave instant heating |
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