Druh výsledku: Článek v odborném periodiku (Article in a professional journal)
ISSN: 0253-9837
Vydáno/uděleno: 2014
Link: Link WWW stránka s výsledkem
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(14)60054-1

Popis

Catalytically active, stable, and mechanically durable solid K/Al2O3 catalysts for the transesterification of rapeseed oil with methanol was studied. In a batch reactor, high catalytic activity was accompanied by leaching of K species, caused by glycerol, and mechanical destruction of the solid catalyst as a result of contact with the stirrer. In a fixed-bed reactor, some leaching of K species into the liquid phases was also observed, but approached 0 during 30 h of time-on-stream; the activity of the K/Al2O3 catalyst (83% ester yield) was stable for 100 h of time-on-stream and no mechanical destruction of the catalyst was observed. The populations of K2O and K-O-Al species for fresh and used K/Al2O3 catalysts were compared using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. It was found that some K2O species leached into the liquid phases at the beginning of the reaction.