The inexpensive and moisture-stable Lewis-acidic ionic liquids were prepared and applied for transesterification of soybean oil to biodiesel.The influences of molar ratio of methanol to soybean oil,reaction temperatur...The inexpensive and moisture-stable Lewis-acidic ionic liquids were prepared and applied for transesterification of soybean oil to biodiesel.The influences of molar ratio of methanol to soybean oil,reaction temperature and amount of ionic liquids were investigated.The transesterification of soybean oil to biodiesel catalyzed by choline chloride·xZnCl2 ionic liquids showed many advantages such as mild conditions and lower cost.On the other hand,the non-ideal yield and complicated separation between biodiesel and soybean oil were also investigated and analyzed.The improvement on the systems of choline chloride·xZnCl2 was proposed for further investigation.展开更多
基金Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(2007AA06Z202)the National Key Technology Research and Development Program of China(2006BAC02A10)the Distinguished Young Scholars Foundation of Jilin Province(20060114)
文摘The inexpensive and moisture-stable Lewis-acidic ionic liquids were prepared and applied for transesterification of soybean oil to biodiesel.The influences of molar ratio of methanol to soybean oil,reaction temperature and amount of ionic liquids were investigated.The transesterification of soybean oil to biodiesel catalyzed by choline chloride·xZnCl2 ionic liquids showed many advantages such as mild conditions and lower cost.On the other hand,the non-ideal yield and complicated separation between biodiesel and soybean oil were also investigated and analyzed.The improvement on the systems of choline chloride·xZnCl2 was proposed for further investigation.