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Conversion of Rapeseed Oil to Biodiesel on KF/γ-Al2O3 CATALYST

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It is shown that the KF/γ-Al2O3 catalyst obtained by the sol–gel method has a greater activity in the process of transesterification of methanol and rapeseed oil to biodiesel compared to KF/γ-Al2O3 prepared by impregnation. The highest yield of biodiesel (96.5%) is achieved with use of KF/γ-Al2O3, prepared at molar ratio KF to γ-Al2O3 1.3:1. High conversion of rapeseed oil to biodiesel is explained by the relatively high basicity and specific surface of KF/γ-Al2O3.

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This work was financially supported by grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (21306149) and Postgraduate Innovation Fund Project of Xi’an Shiyou University (YCS20211033).

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    Ying Tang, Shuang Tao, Mei Meng & Jie Zhang

  2. Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Reservoir Protection Technology of Oilfields, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an, China

    Ying Tang

  3. State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, CNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, Beijing, 102206, China

    Jie Zhang

  4. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering YuLin University, YuLin, China

    Zhifang Zhang

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Translated from Teoretychna ta Eksperymentalna Khimiya, Vol. 57, No. 5, pp. 323-330, September-October, 2021.

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Tang, Y., Tao, S., Meng, M. et al. Conversion of Rapeseed Oil to Biodiesel on KF/γ-Al2O3 CATALYST. Theor Exp Chem 57, 377–385 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11237-021-09708-z

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