ABSTRACT
The inclusion complex of Cs2.5H0.5PW12O40 with bridged bis-cyclodextrin (CsPW/B) is prepared as a highly efficient catalyst for the direct production of biodiesel via the transesterification of waste cooking oil. CsPW/B is characterized by X-ray diffraction, and the biodiesel is analyzed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer. The conversion rate of waste cooking oil is up to 94.2% under the optimum experimental conditions that are methanol/oil molar ratio of 9:1, catalyst dosage of 3 wt%, temperature of 65 °C and reaction time of 180 min. The physical properties of biodiesel sample satisfy the requirement of ASTM D6751 standards. The novel CsPW/B catalyst used for the transesterification can lead to 96.9% fatty acid methyl esters and 86.5% of the biodiesel product can serve as the ideal substitute for diesel fuel, indicating its excellent potential application in biodiesel production.
Subject(s)
Biofuels/analysis , Cyclodextrins/chemistry , Fatty Acids/chemistry , Plant Oils/metabolism , Catalysis , Cooking , Esterification , Esters/chemistry , Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry , Glucose/chemistry , Industry , Methanol/chemistry , Oligosaccharides/chemistry , Temperature , Waste Disposal, Fluid , Waste Products/analysis , X-Ray DiffractionABSTRACT
Both of acrylamide and allyl-ß-cyclodextrin are utilized to react with acrylic acid and dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride respectively to synthesize the novel anionic acrylamide polymer and cationic acrylamide polymer by redox free-radical copolymerization. The structures of copolymers are characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Subsequently, the copolymers are evaluated on several aspects such as optimum polymerization conditions, intrinsic viscosity, interfacial tension and stability experiments. It is found that the anionic and cationic acrylamide polymers containing cyclodextrin moieties show better performances on interfacial tension, salt resistance, temperature tolerance, viscosification property and shear resistance than that of polyacrylamide. By the comprehensive comparison and analysis, the anionic polymer is more conductive to decrease the interfacial tension for the tertiary oil recovery process, while the cationic polymer is more suitable for enhancing oil recovery in high-temperature and high-mineralization oilfield.
