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Hierarchical Macroporous Mesoporous Materials for Biodiesel Synthesis.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2011

Karen Wilson ,
Adam F Lee  and
Jean-Philippe Dacquin
Karen Wilson*
Affiliation:
Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
Adam F Lee
Affiliation:
Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
Jean-Philippe Dacquin
Affiliation:
Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
*
*wilsonK5@cardiff.ac.uk
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Abstract

The combination of dwindling oil reserves and growing concerns over carbon dioxide emissions and associated climate change is driving the urgent development of routes to utilize renewable feedstocks as sustainable sources of fuels. Catalysis has a rich history of facilitating energy efficient selective molecular transformations and contributes to 90% of chemical manufacturing processes and to more than 20% of all industrial products. In a post-petroleum era catalysis will be central to overcoming the engineering and scientific barriers to economically feasible routes to bio-fuels. This article will highlight some of the recent developments in the development of solid acid and base catalysts for the transesterification of oils to biodiesel. Particular attention will be paid to the challenges faced when developing new catalysts and importance of considering the design of pore architectures to improve in-pore diffusion of bulky substrates.

Keywords

catalyticporositysurface reaction
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1326: Symposium F – Renewable Fuels and Nanotechnology , 2011 , mrss11-1326-f04-06
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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Present address: UCCS, University of Lille, Lille, France.

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