Mesoporous acidic catalysts synthesis from dual stage and rising co-current gasification char: application for FAME production from waste cooking oil

The main purpose of this work is to investigate the application options of the char produced from gasification plants. Two promising mesoporous acidic catalysts were synthesized using char as a support material. Two char samples were collected from either a dual-stage or a rising co-current biomass...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Junaid, Rashid, Umer, Patuzzi, Francesco, Alamoodi, Nahla, Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw, Soltani, Soroush, Ngamcharussrivichai, Chawalit, Nehdi, Imededdine Arbi, Baratieri, Marco
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
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author Ahmad, Junaid
Rashid, Umer
Patuzzi, Francesco
Alamoodi, Nahla
Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw
Soltani, Soroush
Ngamcharussrivichai, Chawalit
Nehdi, Imededdine Arbi
Baratieri, Marco
author_facet Ahmad, Junaid
Rashid, Umer
Patuzzi, Francesco
Alamoodi, Nahla
Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw
Soltani, Soroush
Ngamcharussrivichai, Chawalit
Nehdi, Imededdine Arbi
Baratieri, Marco
author_sort Ahmad, Junaid
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description The main purpose of this work is to investigate the application options of the char produced from gasification plants. Two promising mesoporous acidic catalysts were synthesized using char as a support material. Two char samples were collected from either a dual-stage or a rising co-current biomass gasification plant. The catalysts produced from both gasification char samples were characterized for their physiochemical and morphological properties using N2 physorption measurement, total acidity evaluation through TPD-NH3, functional groups analysis by FT-IR, and morphology determination via FESEM. Results revealed that the dual-stage char-derived mesoporous catalyst (DSC-SO4) with higher specific surface area and acidic properties provided higher catalytic activity for fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) production from waste cooking oil (WCO) than the mesoporous catalyst obtained from char produced by rising co-current gasification (RCC-SO4). Furthermore, the effects of methanol/oil molar ratio (3:1–15:1), catalyst concentration (1–5 wt.% of oil), and reaction time (30–150 min) were studied while keeping the transesterification temperature constant at 65 °C. The optimal reaction conditions for the transesterification of WCO were 4 wt.% catalyst concentration, 12:1 methanol/oil molar ratio, and 90 min operating time. The optimized reaction conditions resulted in FAME conversions of 97% and 83% over DSC-SO4 and RCC-SO4 catalysts, respectively. The char-based catalysts show excellent reusability, since they could be reused six times without any modification.
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spelling upm-867262021-11-10T07:26:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86726/ Mesoporous acidic catalysts synthesis from dual stage and rising co-current gasification char: application for FAME production from waste cooking oil Ahmad, Junaid Rashid, Umer Patuzzi, Francesco Alamoodi, Nahla Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw Soltani, Soroush Ngamcharussrivichai, Chawalit Nehdi, Imededdine Arbi Baratieri, Marco The main purpose of this work is to investigate the application options of the char produced from gasification plants. Two promising mesoporous acidic catalysts were synthesized using char as a support material. Two char samples were collected from either a dual-stage or a rising co-current biomass gasification plant. The catalysts produced from both gasification char samples were characterized for their physiochemical and morphological properties using N2 physorption measurement, total acidity evaluation through TPD-NH3, functional groups analysis by FT-IR, and morphology determination via FESEM. Results revealed that the dual-stage char-derived mesoporous catalyst (DSC-SO4) with higher specific surface area and acidic properties provided higher catalytic activity for fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) production from waste cooking oil (WCO) than the mesoporous catalyst obtained from char produced by rising co-current gasification (RCC-SO4). Furthermore, the effects of methanol/oil molar ratio (3:1–15:1), catalyst concentration (1–5 wt.% of oil), and reaction time (30–150 min) were studied while keeping the transesterification temperature constant at 65 °C. The optimal reaction conditions for the transesterification of WCO were 4 wt.% catalyst concentration, 12:1 methanol/oil molar ratio, and 90 min operating time. The optimized reaction conditions resulted in FAME conversions of 97% and 83% over DSC-SO4 and RCC-SO4 catalysts, respectively. The char-based catalysts show excellent reusability, since they could be reused six times without any modification. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020-02-15 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86726/1/Mesoporous%20acidic%20catalysts%20synthesis%20.pdf Ahmad, Junaid and Rashid, Umer and Patuzzi, Francesco and Alamoodi, Nahla and Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw and Soltani, Soroush and Ngamcharussrivichai, Chawalit and Nehdi, Imededdine Arbi and Baratieri, Marco (2020) Mesoporous acidic catalysts synthesis from dual stage and rising co-current gasification char: application for FAME production from waste cooking oil. Materials, 13 (4). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1996-1944 https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/4/871 10.3390/ma13040871
spellingShingle Ahmad, Junaid
Rashid, Umer
Patuzzi, Francesco
Alamoodi, Nahla
Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw
Soltani, Soroush
Ngamcharussrivichai, Chawalit
Nehdi, Imededdine Arbi
Baratieri, Marco
Mesoporous acidic catalysts synthesis from dual stage and rising co-current gasification char: application for FAME production from waste cooking oil
title Mesoporous acidic catalysts synthesis from dual stage and rising co-current gasification char: application for FAME production from waste cooking oil
title_full Mesoporous acidic catalysts synthesis from dual stage and rising co-current gasification char: application for FAME production from waste cooking oil
title_fullStr Mesoporous acidic catalysts synthesis from dual stage and rising co-current gasification char: application for FAME production from waste cooking oil
title_full_unstemmed Mesoporous acidic catalysts synthesis from dual stage and rising co-current gasification char: application for FAME production from waste cooking oil
title_short Mesoporous acidic catalysts synthesis from dual stage and rising co-current gasification char: application for FAME production from waste cooking oil
title_sort mesoporous acidic catalysts synthesis from dual stage and rising co-current gasification char: application for fame production from waste cooking oil
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