Abstract:
Present work aimed for the synthesis of a promising MTSA-Si catalyst and its application for biodiesel preparation using WFO. It has been illustrated from the experimental results, the most favorable reaction conditions
for the biodiesel preparation using WFO are (i) 1:10 oil to methanol molar ratio, (ii) 5% MTSA-Si catalyst
(w/w), (iii) 130 °C reaction temperature and (iv) 10 h reaction time, for the 98.22% yield of biodiesel. The
side product raw glycerin was further transformed into the triglycerides over MTSA-Si catalyzed lauric acid
esterification. The fuel properties of biodiesel were estimated and correlated fuel standards.
Description:
Authors are gratefully acknowledging the financial assistance from
SVNIT, Surat and CSIR, New Delhi, India (Sanction Order Letter No.
02(0170)/13/EMR-II). For analytical services, we wish to thank, Applied Chemistry Department, SVNIT Surat, Mr. Sagar, MED, SVNIT,
Surat, A. Narayanan, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and
Prof. Anamik Shah, Center of Excellence in Drug Discovery, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India.
