Kinetics of Transesterification of Safflower Oil to Obtain Biodiesel Using Heterogeneous Catalysis

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Title:	Kinetics of Transesterification of Safflower Oil to Obtain Biodiesel Using Heterogeneous Catalysis
Keywords:	potassium nitrate;potassium oxide;Kinetics, Safflower oil;Transesterification;Zeolite;info:eu-repo/classification/cti/2
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Description:	The kinetics of the transesterification of safflower oil and methanol catalyzed by K2O/NaX was studied and modeled. The influence of the oil-methanol initial molar ratio and amount of catalyst were investigated to achieve a maximum triglycerides conversion (99%) and a final methyl esters content of 94% ± 1. A kineticmodel based on an Eley– Rideal mechanism was found to best fit the experimental data when assuming methanol adsorption as determining step. Other models derived from Langmuir – Hinshelwood – Hougen –Watson (LHHW) mechanisms were rejected based on statistical analysis, mechanistic considerations and physicochemical interpretation of the estimated parameters.
URI:	http://ri.uaemex.mx/handle20.500.11799/67621
Other Identifiers:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11799/67621
Rights:	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
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