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Biodiesel Production via Functionalized LECA-Tungsten Oxide (W3O10 -LECA@OH) catalyst

Document Type : Original research

Author
Ensie Bekhradinassab
Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran
10.22034/farayandno.2025.2050392.1985
Abstract
This study investigates the application of W3O10-LECA@OH (functionalized LECA-tungsten oxide) as a catalyst for biodiesel production. The catalyst was characterized using various techniques including XRD, FESEM, FTIR, TEM, and BET-BJ. The characterization results showed that functionalizing LECA with OH groups increased the active surface area and achieved W3O10 loading. The W3O10(0.3)-LECA@OH catalyst had a pore volume of 0.0256 cm3/g, an average pore diameter of 9.6 nm, and FESEM and TEM analysis showed good dispersion of the W3O10 active phase on the LECA@OH surface. Under the catalyst conditions of 3 wt% catalyst loading, 95 °C temperature, 2 h time, and 20 mol ratio of methanol to oil, this catalyst achieved 91.28% conversion.
Keywords
Biodiesel
Functionalization
LECA
W3O10-LECA@OH Catalyst

Subjects

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