title: Production of biodiesel fuel from canola oil with dimethyl carbonate using an active sodium methoxide catalyst prepared by crystallization.
abstract: In this study, a novel method for the production of biodiesel under mild conditions using fine particles of sodium methoxide formed in dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is proposed. Biodiesel is generally produced from vegetable oils by the transesterification of triglycerides with methanol. However, this reaction produces glycerol as a byproduct, and raw materials are not effectively utilized. Transesterification with DMC has recently been studied because glycerol is not formed in the process. Although solid-state sodium methoxide has been reported to be inactive for this reaction, the catalytic activity dramatically increased with the preparation of fine catalyst powders by crystallization. The transesterification of canola oil with DMC was studied using this catalyst for the preparation of biodiesel. A conversion greater than 96% was obtained at 65°C for 2h with a 3:1M ratio of DMC and oil and 2.0 wt% catalyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan. Electronic address: t.kai@cen.kagoshima-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Takami
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kai
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.
authors.forename: Goon Lum
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Mak
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.
authors.forename: Shohei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakazato
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Kagoshima University, 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takanashi
authors.affiliation: Center for Biofuel and Biochemical Research, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Yoshimitsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uemura
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D002384:Catalysis; D003460:Crystallization; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / Q000737:chemistry*; D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry*; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D000074262:Rapeseed Oil; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D005561:Formates; D000074262:Rapeseed Oil; C023025:methyl carbonate; D000432:Methanol
keywords: Biodiesel; Dimethyl carbonate; Sodium methoxide; Transesterification