Biodiesel production in the presence of sulfonated mesoporous ZnAl2O4 catalyst via esterification of palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD)

• Main Authors: Soltani, Soroush, Rashid, Umer, Yunus, Robiah, Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55208/1/Biodiesel%20production%20in%20the%20presence%20of%20sulfonated%20mesoporous%20ZnAl2O4%20catalyst%20via%20esterification%20of%20palm%20fatty%20acid%20distillate%20%28PFAD%29.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55208/; http://www.journals.elsevier.com/fuel/

Methyl ester produced by esterification of palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) is considered as a non-toxic alternative and biodegradable source of energy. In this work, a polymeric mixed metal oxide with different (Al/(Zn + Al) molar ratio was initially synthesized as a parent mesoporous ZnAl2O4 mate...