Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Biodiesel production from soybean oil using calcined Li–Al layered double hydroxide catalysts

  • Published:
Catalysis Letters Aims and scope Submit manuscript

The transesterification of soybean oil to fatty acid methyl esters was studied using a calcined Li–Al layered double hydroxide catalyst. The catalyst exhibited high activity, with near quantitative oil conversion being obtained under mild conditions (reflux temperature of methanol) and short reaction times (≤ 4 h). The influence of relevant parameters (catalyst calcination temperature, methanol to oil mole ratio, catalyst charge and reaction duration) was examined.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Figure 1.
Figure 2.
Figure 3.
Figure 4.
Figure 5.

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Ma F. and Hanna M.A. (1999) Bioresource Techn. 70:1

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Peterson G.R. and Scarrah W.P. (1984) J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 61:1593

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Gryglewicz S. (1999) Bioresource Techn. 70:249

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Leclercq E., Finiels A. and Moreau C. (2001) J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 78:1161

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Hillion G., Delfort B., Le Pennec D., Bournay L. and Chodorge J.-A. (2003) Pre-prints of Symposia – American Chemical Society, Div. of Fuel Chemistry 48(2):636

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. G. Hillion, S. Leporq, D. Le Pennec and B. Delfort, European Patent EP1468734 (2004); U.S. Patent Application 0234448 (2004)

  7. Sercheli R., Vargas R.M. and Schuchardt U. (1999) J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 76:207

    Google Scholar 

  8. Kim H.-J., Kang B.-S., Kim M.-J., Park Y.M., Kim D.-K., Lee J.-S. and Lee K.-Y. (2004) Catal. Today 93–95:315

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Xie W., Peng H. and Chen L. (2006) Appl. Catal. A 300:67

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Xie W. and Li H. (2006) J. Mol. Catal. A 255:1

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Xie W. and Huang X. (2006) Catal. Lett. 107:53

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Watkins R.S., Lee A.F. and Wilson K. (2004) Green Chem. 6:335

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Cavani F., Trifiro F. and Vaccari A. (1991) Catal. Today 11:173

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Xie W., Peng H. and Chen L. (2006) J. Mol. Catal. A 246:24

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Cantrell D.G., Gillie L.J., Lee A.F. and Wilson K. (2005) Appl. Catal. A: General 287:183

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Corma A., Hamid S.B.A., Iborra S. and Velty A. (2005) J. Catal. 234:340

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. Corma A., Iborra S., Miquel S. and Primo J. (1998) J. Catal. 173:315

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. Reichle W.T. (1985) J. Catal. 94:547

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. Sissoko I., Iyagba E.T., Sahai R. and Biloen P. (1985) J. Solid State Chem. 60:283

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. S. Krumm, Winfit, version 1.2. Available at: http://www.geol.uni-erlangen.de

  21. Gelbard G., Bres O., Vargas R.M., Vielfaure F. and Schuchardt U.F. (1995) J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 72:1239

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  22. Serna C.J., Reddon J.L. and Iglesias J.E. (1982) Clays Clay Minerals 30:180

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. Mascolo G. (1986) Thermochim. Acta 102:67

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. Hernandez M.J., Ulibarri M.A., Cornejo J., Pena M.J. and Serna C.J. (1985) Thermochim. Acta 94:257

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

The authors thank Gerald Thomas for performing the XRD and ICP-OES measurements and Tonya Morgan for performing the thermogravimetric analysis. The Kentucky Office of Energy Policy is thanked for providing funding for this work.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky, 128 CE Barnhart Building, Lexington, KY, 40546-0276, USA

    J. Link Shumaker & Czarena Crofcheck

  2. Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, 2540 Research Park Drive, Lexington, KY, 40511-8410, USA

    S. Adam Tackett, Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez & Mark Crocker

Authors
  1. J. Link Shumaker
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Czarena Crofcheck
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. S. Adam Tackett
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Mark Crocker
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding authors

Correspondence to Czarena Crofcheck or Mark Crocker.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Shumaker, J.L., Crofcheck, C., Tackett, S.A. et al. Biodiesel production from soybean oil using calcined Li–Al layered double hydroxide catalysts. Catal Lett 115, 56–61 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-007-9071-3

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-007-9071-3

Keywords

Search

Navigation