Waste Vegetable Oils to Biodiesel over Al2O3 - Supported Sn02 Catalyst: Effect of Support Pore Size

Vusumuzi C. Zulu, Ephraim Vunain, Reinout Meijboom, Kalala Jalama

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Abstract

The main aim of this study was to investigate the catalytic properties of Al2O3-supported Sn02 for the conversion of waste vegetable oil into biodiesel. The effect of support pore size on waste oil conversion was investigated at 100 and 200 °C by using a-Alumina (with larger pore size) and γ-Alumina (with smaller pore size) respectively as support for Sn02. The effect of pore-size on conversion was found to depend on the operating temperature. At low temperature, i.e. 100 °C, higher conversion for waste vegetable oil was measured on Sn02 catalyst supported on α-Al2O3 than the catalyst supported by γ-Al2O3. This effect became less significant at 200 °C. It was also observed that the oil conversion increased with an increase in reaction temperature and reaction time.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWCE 2015 - World Congress on Engineering 2015
EditorsS. I. Ao, Len Gelman, Len Gelman, David W.L. Hukins, Andrew Hunter, Alexander M. Korsunsky, S. I. Ao, S. I. Ao
PublisherNewswood Limited
Pages996-998
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9789881404701
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Event2015 World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2015 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 1 Jul 20153 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
Volume2218
ISSN (Print)2078-0958

Conference

Conference2015 World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period1/07/153/07/15

Keywords

  • Biodiesel
  • Sn0/AlO
  • Support pore size
  • Waste vegetable oil

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science (miscellaneous)

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