Transesterification of Spent Frying Oils over Aluminium Orthophosphate-Potassium Ribbed Bi-Functional Catalyst: Reaction Optimisation Study 2013-01-2453
This paper reports the optimisation study of a batch scaled ethanolysis conversion of waste frying oil carried out over aluminium phosphate-potassium bi-functional catalysts. All synthesised catalysts were analysed for their structural and surface chemical properties thereby following N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm and CO2 and NH3-temperature programmed desorption techniques respectively. X-ray diffraction and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were also adopted for phase identification and atomic quantification studies respectively. Ethanolysis experiments were carried out eliminating reaction rate limitations caused by solid-liquid interfacial mass transport and intraparticle diffusion. Other operating parameters were also examined in the study. These included; reaction temperature, catalyst percentage loading on support, catalyst weight and reactants molar ratio (β).
Results from the preliminary study revealed that 98.2% ethyl ester yield was achieved over a catalyst sample with highest K3PO4 content. Even so, ethanolysis reactions carried out over such catalysts may homogeneously progress due to abnormal increased concentrations of leached K+. Homogeneous catalytic behaviour was less pronounced over those with low to medium levels of K3PO4 content. The study highlights a catalyst sample with a medium level of K3PO4 content as the most heterogeneous catalyst.
Finally, reaction governing parameters were reasonably optimised for a best catalytic performance at conditions of β=12:1, SS = 1200r.min−1, dp≤140µm, cat = 50g.L−1 and were found to be optimal. The study identifies aluminium phosphate 15wt% potassium-ribbed catalyst as a quite active bi-functional catalyst for transesterification of spent frying oils.
Citation: Al-Zaini, E. and Chesterfield, D., "Transesterification of Spent Frying Oils over Aluminium Orthophosphate-Potassium Ribbed Bi-Functional Catalyst: Reaction Optimisation Study," SAE Int. J. Fuels Lubr. 6(3):564-578, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-2453. Download Citation
Author(s):
Essam Oun Al-Zaini, Dean M. Chesterfield
Affiliated:
University College
Pages: 15
Event:
SAE 2013 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress
ISSN:
1946-3952
e-ISSN:
1946-3960
Also in:
SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants-V122-4, SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants-V122-4EJ
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