Nano-solid-base catalyst K2O/γ-Al2O3 was prepared and adopted for the synthesis of biodiesel by transesterification of rapeseed oil with methanol. The particle diameter of the catalyst was about 50 nm, which was meas...Nano-solid-base catalyst K2O/γ-Al2O3 was prepared and adopted for the synthesis of biodiesel by transesterification of rapeseed oil with methanol. The particle diameter of the catalyst was about 50 nm, which was measured by transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. The variables affecting the yield of biodiesel during transesterification, such as mass ratio of KNO3 to γ-Al2O3, calcination temperature, calcination time, catalyst content, molar ratio of methanol to oil, reaction temperature and reaction time were investigated. The catalyst obtained by calcining a mixture of KNO3 and γ-Al2O3 （mKNO3/mγ-Al2O3 =70 %） at 600℃ for 3 h, was found to be the optimum one, which gave the highest catalytic activity in the reaction. With 3% （mcatalyst/moil） catalyst, when the transesterification was carried out at a molar ratio of methanol to oil of 12 ： ：1, a reaction temperature of 70℃, and a reaction time of 3 h, yield of 94% was achieved.展开更多
基金Supported by the National High-Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (2007AA100703)
文摘Nano-solid-base catalyst K2O/γ-Al2O3 was prepared and adopted for the synthesis of biodiesel by transesterification of rapeseed oil with methanol. The particle diameter of the catalyst was about 50 nm, which was measured by transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. The variables affecting the yield of biodiesel during transesterification, such as mass ratio of KNO3 to γ-Al2O3, calcination temperature, calcination time, catalyst content, molar ratio of methanol to oil, reaction temperature and reaction time were investigated. The catalyst obtained by calcining a mixture of KNO3 and γ-Al2O3 （mKNO3/mγ-Al2O3 =70 %） at 600℃ for 3 h, was found to be the optimum one, which gave the highest catalytic activity in the reaction. With 3% （mcatalyst/moil） catalyst, when the transesterification was carried out at a molar ratio of methanol to oil of 12 ： ：1, a reaction temperature of 70℃, and a reaction time of 3 h, yield of 94% was achieved.
