TITLE:
Catalytic Esterification of Oleic Acid Over SO42-/MCM-41 Nanostructured Materials
AUTHORS:
Alexsandra Rodrigues do Nascimento, Gicélia Rodrigues, Joselaine Carvalho Santana, Anne Michelle Garrido Pedrosa, Marcelo José Barros de Souza
KEYWORDS:
MCM-41, Sulphate, Esterification, Oleic Acid
JOURNAL NAME:
Materials Sciences and Applications,
Vol.2 No.6,
June
24,
2011
ABSTRACT: This paper deals a study concerning the synthesis and catalytic application of a series of SO42-/MCM-41 catalysts with different SO42-/Si ratios, in the catalytic esterification of oleic acid, aiming biofuels production. The catalysts were characterized by XRD and FT-IR. The catalytic tests were carried out in a batch reactor and the obtained results showed good catalytic activity with high degrees of conversions of oleic acid.