Biodiesel production from yellow horn (Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge.) seed oil using ion exchange resin as heterogeneous catalyst

• Published in: Bioresource technology Vol. 108; pp. 112 - 118
• Main Authors: Li, Ji, Fu, Yu-Jie, Qu, Xue-Jin, Wang, Wei, Luo, Meng, Zhao, Chun-Jian, Zu, Yuan-Gang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2012
• Subjects: alkalis; anion exchange resins; biodiesel; Biodiesel production; Biofuels; Biotechnology; Biotechnology - methods; Catalysis; catalysts; chemistry; Esterification; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; industry; Ion exchange resin; Ion Exchange Resins; Ion Exchange Resins - chemistry; Kinetic model; methods; Microwaves; Models, Chemical; Plant Oils; Plant Oils - chemistry; reaction mechanisms; Sapindaceae; Sapindaceae - chemistry; seed oils; Seeds; Seeds - chemistry; transesterification; Transesterification process; Yellow horn seed oil; Yellow horn seed oil; Kinetic model; Transesterification process; Biodiesel production; Ion exchange resin

In this study, a green, efficient and economic process for biodiesel production using ion exchange resin as heterogeneous catalyst was investigated. [Display omitted] ► The mechanism of transesterification reaction catalyzed by ion exchange resins was illustrated. ► A kinetic model was established f...