Amphiphilic solid basic catalyst for biodiesel production: Synthesis and characterization

The research is focusing on the improvement of heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production application. An amphiphilic solid basic catalyst was prepared by using ZrO2 as a support and modified by impregnation of KF and KOH. In order to study the effect of basic site, various loading of KF and KO...

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Main Authors: Izan Izwan, Misnon, M. M., Yusoff, Saifful Kamaluddin, Muzakir, Hadi, Nur, Mohd Ikhwan, Mohd Rasid
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author Izan Izwan, Misnon
M. M., Yusoff
Saifful Kamaluddin, Muzakir
Hadi, Nur
Mohd Ikhwan, Mohd Rasid
author_facet Izan Izwan, Misnon
M. M., Yusoff
Saifful Kamaluddin, Muzakir
Hadi, Nur
Mohd Ikhwan, Mohd Rasid
author_sort Izan Izwan, Misnon
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description The research is focusing on the improvement of heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production application. An amphiphilic solid basic catalyst was prepared by using ZrO2 as a support and modified by impregnation of KF and KOH. In order to study the effect of basic site, various loading of KF and KOH were used. The surfaces of KF/ZrO2 and KOH/ZrO2 particles were then tailored by alkylsilylation of n-octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) and chlorotrimethylsilane (CTMS). The resulting catalysts were characterized using nitrogen adsorption analysis, FTIR, TGA, XRD, SEM and TEM. Nitrogen adsorption isotherm revealed that the surface area were decrease respect to chemical modifications. FTIR and TGA confirm the attachment of alkylsilane on the surface of the particles and the alkylsilane loading were calculated as 5 wt%. XRD analysis reveals that there are no phase changes on the synthesized catalyst suggesting that ZrO2 phase is stable towards modification. SEM micrograph shows an even particle distribution with an average diameter of 4.5 micron whereas TEM shows surface coverage was generated after alkylsilylation.
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spelling ump-255932020-02-11T07:37:20Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25593/ Amphiphilic solid basic catalyst for biodiesel production: Synthesis and characterization Izan Izwan, Misnon M. M., Yusoff Saifful Kamaluddin, Muzakir Hadi, Nur Mohd Ikhwan, Mohd Rasid Q Science (General) TP Chemical technology The research is focusing on the improvement of heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production application. An amphiphilic solid basic catalyst was prepared by using ZrO2 as a support and modified by impregnation of KF and KOH. In order to study the effect of basic site, various loading of KF and KOH were used. The surfaces of KF/ZrO2 and KOH/ZrO2 particles were then tailored by alkylsilylation of n-octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) and chlorotrimethylsilane (CTMS). The resulting catalysts were characterized using nitrogen adsorption analysis, FTIR, TGA, XRD, SEM and TEM. Nitrogen adsorption isotherm revealed that the surface area were decrease respect to chemical modifications. FTIR and TGA confirm the attachment of alkylsilane on the surface of the particles and the alkylsilane loading were calculated as 5 wt%. XRD analysis reveals that there are no phase changes on the synthesized catalyst suggesting that ZrO2 phase is stable towards modification. SEM micrograph shows an even particle distribution with an average diameter of 4.5 micron whereas TEM shows surface coverage was generated after alkylsilylation. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25593/1/Amphiphilic%20solid%20basic%20catalyst%20for%20biodiesel%20production.pdf Izan Izwan, Misnon and M. M., Yusoff and Saifful Kamaluddin, Muzakir and Hadi, Nur and Mohd Ikhwan, Mohd Rasid (2011) Amphiphilic solid basic catalyst for biodiesel production: Synthesis and characterization. Malaysian Journal of Microscopy, 7 (1). pp. 8-13. ISSN 1823-7010. (Published) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Izan_Izwan_Misnon/publication/256136792_Amphiphilic_solid_basic_catalyst_for_biodiesel_production_Synthesis_and_characterization/links/545721480cf2bccc490f3af7/Amphiphilic-solid-basic-catalyst-for-biodiesel-production-Synthesis-and-characterization.pdf
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
TP Chemical technology
Izan Izwan, Misnon
M. M., Yusoff
Saifful Kamaluddin, Muzakir
Hadi, Nur
Mohd Ikhwan, Mohd Rasid
Amphiphilic solid basic catalyst for biodiesel production: Synthesis and characterization
title Amphiphilic solid basic catalyst for biodiesel production: Synthesis and characterization
title_full Amphiphilic solid basic catalyst for biodiesel production: Synthesis and characterization
title_fullStr Amphiphilic solid basic catalyst for biodiesel production: Synthesis and characterization
title_full_unstemmed Amphiphilic solid basic catalyst for biodiesel production: Synthesis and characterization
title_short Amphiphilic solid basic catalyst for biodiesel production: Synthesis and characterization
title_sort amphiphilic solid basic catalyst for biodiesel production: synthesis and characterization
topic Q Science (General)
TP Chemical technology
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25593/
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25593/1/Amphiphilic%20solid%20basic%20catalyst%20for%20biodiesel%20production.pdf