One possible method to produce biodiesel from waste oils (characterized by high concentrations of Free Fatty Acids, FFA), is the use of a two step process: an esterification reaction of FFA and a subsequent transesterification reaction with methanol of the whole mixture using a basic catalyst. In this review, we report the most important results and the still open challenges in relation to esterification reactions in the presence of homogeneous or heterogeneous catalysts.
Catalysis for esterification reactions: a key step in the biodiesel production from waste oils / Vitiello, Rosa; Li, Changzhu; Russo, Vincenzo; Tesser, Riccardo; Turco, Rosa; Di Serio, Martino. - In: RENDICONTI LINCEI. SCIENZE FISICHE E NATURALI. - ISSN 2037-4631. - 28:S1(2017), pp. 117-123. [10.1007/s12210-016-0570-2]
Catalysis for esterification reactions: a key step in the biodiesel production from waste oils
Vitiello, Rosa;Russo, Vincenzo;Tesser, Riccardo;Turco, Rosa;Di Serio, Martino
2017
Abstract
One possible method to produce biodiesel from waste oils (characterized by high concentrations of Free Fatty Acids, FFA), is the use of a two step process: an esterification reaction of FFA and a subsequent transesterification reaction with methanol of the whole mixture using a basic catalyst. In this review, we report the most important results and the still open challenges in relation to esterification reactions in the presence of homogeneous or heterogeneous catalysts.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
