Heterogeneous Catalysts for Biodiesel Preparation Based on Nanosized Plasma Processed Alumina
17th International Scientific Conference “Ecobalt 2012'': Book of Abstracts 2012
Kristaps Māliņš, Valdis Kampars, Eriks Palcevskis, Aivars Blūms, Jānis Brinks, Dzidra Jankovica, Ints Šteins, Jānis Grabis, Jūlija Prilucka

Nowadays biodiesel production processes have been widely studied in laboratory and on an industrial scale with the purpose of decreasing the final cost of the desired product. In the biodiesel industry, the most widely used catalysts are alkali (NaOH, KOH and NaOCH3). These catalysts provide high efficiency in transesterification reactions, as they are of a homogeneous nature and are soluble in alcohols. However, homogeneous alkaline catalysts have one major drawback – the regeneration for reuse in biodiesel production process isn’t possible. Therefore the use of heterogeneous catalysts as an alternative for the transesterification reaction in biodiesel production could enable the development of a non-waste technology with a beneficial economic effect. This abstract summarizes the results of the rapeseed oil methanolysis process using various heterogeneous catalysts that are supported on plasma processed alumina nanopowder porous granules with a specific surface area of 50 m2/g.


Atslēgas vārdi
heterogeneous catalysts, biodiesel

Māliņš, K., Kampars, V., Palcevskis, E., Blūms, A., Brinks, J., Jankovica, D., Šteins, I., Grabis, J., Prilucka, J. Heterogeneous Catalysts for Biodiesel Preparation Based on Nanosized Plasma Processed Alumina. No: 17th International Scientific Conference “Ecobalt 2012'': Book of Abstracts, Latvija, Riga, 18.-19. oktobris, 2012. Riga: University of Latvia Press, 2012, 51.-51.lpp. ISBN 978-9984-45-575-4. ISSN 1691-4112.

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