The synthesis of sulphonated hypercrosslinked exchange resin for free fatty acid esterification

Esterification has been extensively used as a pretreatment process in biodiesel production to reduce the free fatty acid (FFA) content in the feedstock. This study investigates the potential of sulphonated hypercrosslinked exchange resin (SHER), a newly synthesised catalyst for the esterification re...

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Main Authors: Nurul Asmawati, Roslan, Norhayati, Abdullah, Sumaiya, Zainal Abidin
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier Masson SAS 2019
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author Nurul Asmawati, Roslan
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Sumaiya, Zainal Abidin
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description Esterification has been extensively used as a pretreatment process in biodiesel production to reduce the free fatty acid (FFA) content in the feedstock. This study investigates the potential of sulphonated hypercrosslinked exchange resin (SHER), a newly synthesised catalyst for the esterification reaction. The experimental works were divided into two stages: (1) the synthesis and characterisation of the catalyst and (2) screening study on the esterification of FFAs in used cooking oil (UCO) using different types of ion-exchange resins. SHER was found to have excellent characteristics with high specific surface area (∼836 m2 g−1) and thermal decomposition temperature (398 °C). The SHER was then subjected to the esterification reaction and outperformed other catalysts with 90% FFA conversion followed by Diaion RCP145H, SK1BH and PK228LH. The excellent catalytic performance of SHER is due to the high specific surface area that allows FFA molecules to easily access their active sites.
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spelling ump-261852019-10-23T03:54:09Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26185/ The synthesis of sulphonated hypercrosslinked exchange resin for free fatty acid esterification Nurul Asmawati, Roslan Norhayati, Abdullah Sumaiya, Zainal Abidin TP Chemical technology Esterification has been extensively used as a pretreatment process in biodiesel production to reduce the free fatty acid (FFA) content in the feedstock. This study investigates the potential of sulphonated hypercrosslinked exchange resin (SHER), a newly synthesised catalyst for the esterification reaction. The experimental works were divided into two stages: (1) the synthesis and characterisation of the catalyst and (2) screening study on the esterification of FFAs in used cooking oil (UCO) using different types of ion-exchange resins. SHER was found to have excellent characteristics with high specific surface area (∼836 m2 g−1) and thermal decomposition temperature (398 °C). The SHER was then subjected to the esterification reaction and outperformed other catalysts with 90% FFA conversion followed by Diaion RCP145H, SK1BH and PK228LH. The excellent catalytic performance of SHER is due to the high specific surface area that allows FFA molecules to easily access their active sites. Elsevier Masson SAS 2019 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26185/1/The%20synthesis%20of%20sulphonated%20hypercrosslinked1.pdf Nurul Asmawati, Roslan and Norhayati, Abdullah and Sumaiya, Zainal Abidin (2019) The synthesis of sulphonated hypercrosslinked exchange resin for free fatty acid esterification. Comptes Rendus Chimie. pp. 1-10. ISSN 1631-0748. (In Press / Online First) (In Press / Online First) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crci.2019.08.004 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crci.2019.08.004
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Nurul Asmawati, Roslan
Norhayati, Abdullah
Sumaiya, Zainal Abidin
The synthesis of sulphonated hypercrosslinked exchange resin for free fatty acid esterification
title The synthesis of sulphonated hypercrosslinked exchange resin for free fatty acid esterification
title_full The synthesis of sulphonated hypercrosslinked exchange resin for free fatty acid esterification
title_fullStr The synthesis of sulphonated hypercrosslinked exchange resin for free fatty acid esterification
title_full_unstemmed The synthesis of sulphonated hypercrosslinked exchange resin for free fatty acid esterification
title_short The synthesis of sulphonated hypercrosslinked exchange resin for free fatty acid esterification
title_sort synthesis of sulphonated hypercrosslinked exchange resin for free fatty acid esterification
topic TP Chemical technology
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