摘要
Production of biodiesel by the transesterification process using different modified graphene‐based materials as catalysts was studied.Solid acid graphene‐based samples were prepared by grafting sulfonic or phosphate groups on the surface of thermally reduced graphene oxide.The obtained materials were thoroughly characterized using scanning electron microscopy,X‐ray diffraction,thermogravimetric analysis,X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy,N2 adsorption‐desorption measurements,potentiometric titration,elemental analysis,and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.The prepared catalysts were tested in the transesterification of rapeseed oil with methanol at 130°C under pressure,and their activities were compared to the performance of a commercially available heterogeneous acidic catalyst,Amberlyst‐15.All modified samples were active in the transesterification process;however,significant differences were observed in the yield of biodiesel,depending on the method of catalyst preparation and strength of the acidic sites.The highest yield of fatty acid methyl esters of 70%was obtained for thermally reduced graphene oxide functionalized with 4‐benzenediazonium sulfonate after 6 h of processing,and this result was much higher than that obtained for the commercial catalyst Amberlyst‐15.The results of the reusability test were also promising.
本文研究了不同石墨烯基材料用作转酯化反应制备生物柴油催化剂的性能.将磺酸基或磷酸盐基嫁接到热还原的氧化石墨烯表面,制备了固体酸石墨烯基样品.并采用扫描电镜、X射线衍射、热重分析、X射线光电子能谱、N2吸附-脱附法、电位滴定法、元素分析以及红外光谱法对所制样品进行了全面表征.将所制样品用于130 oC带压力的条件下菜籽油与甲醇转酯化反应中,并将其催化活性与商用的多相酸催化剂Amberlyst-15的进行了比较.结果表明,所有改进的样品在转酯化反应中均表现出催化活性,但各样品上生物柴油产率差别较大.其中以苯二氮磺酸基功能化的热还原氧化石墨烯样品上脂肪酸甲酯产率最高,反应6 h后达70%,也明显高于商用催化剂Amberlyst-15.该样品也表现出良好的重复使用性能.
