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

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

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

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

Chemical Sciences

University of Johannesburg

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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 language	English
Title of host publication	WCE 2015 - World Congress on Engineering 2015
Editors	S. I. Ao, Len Gelman, Len Gelman, David W.L. Hukins, Andrew Hunter, Alexander M. Korsunsky, S. I. Ao, S. I. Ao
Publisher	Newswood Limited
Pages	996-998
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9789881404701
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	2015 World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2015 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 1 Jul 2015 → 3 Jul 2015

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
Volume	2218
ISSN (Print)	2078-0958

Conference

Conference	2015 World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2015
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	1/07/15 → 3/07/15

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Biodiesel
Sn0/AlO
Support pore size
Waste vegetable oil

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science (miscellaneous)

Cite this

Zulu, V. C., Vunain, E., Meijboom, R., & Jalama, K. (2015). Waste Vegetable Oils to Biodiesel over Al₂O₃ - Supported Sn0₂ Catalyst: Effect of Support Pore Size. In S. I. Ao, L. Gelman, L. Gelman, D. W. L. Hukins, A. Hunter, A. M. Korsunsky, S. I. Ao, & S. I. Ao (Eds.), WCE 2015 - World Congress on Engineering 2015 (pp. 996-998). (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science; Vol. 2218). Newswood Limited.

Zulu, Vusumuzi C. ; Vunain, Ephraim ; Meijboom, Reinout et al. / Waste Vegetable Oils to Biodiesel over Al₂O₃ - Supported Sn0₂ Catalyst : Effect of Support Pore Size. WCE 2015 - World Congress on Engineering 2015. editor / S. I. Ao ; Len Gelman ; Len Gelman ; David W.L. Hukins ; Andrew Hunter ; Alexander M. Korsunsky ; S. I. Ao ; S. I. Ao. Newswood Limited, 2015. pp. 996-998 (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science).

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Zulu, VC, Vunain, E, Meijboom, R & Jalama, K 2015, Waste Vegetable Oils to Biodiesel over Al₂O₃ - Supported Sn0₂ Catalyst: Effect of Support Pore Size. in SI Ao, L Gelman, L Gelman, DWL Hukins, A Hunter, AM Korsunsky, SI Ao & SI Ao (eds), WCE 2015 - World Congress on Engineering 2015. Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science, vol. 2218, Newswood Limited, pp. 996-998, 2015 World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2015, London, United Kingdom, 1/07/15.

Waste Vegetable Oils to Biodiesel over Al₂O₃ - Supported Sn0₂ Catalyst: Effect of Support Pore Size. / Zulu, Vusumuzi C.; Vunain, Ephraim; Meijboom, Reinout et al.
WCE 2015 - World Congress on Engineering 2015. ed. / S. I. Ao; Len Gelman; Len Gelman; David W.L. Hukins; Andrew Hunter; Alexander M. Korsunsky; S. I. Ao; S. I. Ao. Newswood Limited, 2015. p. 996-998 (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science; Vol. 2218).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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