Open AccessHETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS USING BENTONITE-SUPPORTED Fe-Co-Ni TRIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES
Author(s) -
ADERIBIGBE FATAI ALADE,
ADEWOYE TUNMISE LATIFAT,
MUSTAPHA SHERIF ISHOLA,
M. I. Al-Hassan,
SAKA HARVIS BAMIDELE,
AJALA ELIJAH OLAWALE,
OLUWASEYI SOILE SAMUEL
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of engineering studies and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-4932
pISSN - 2068-7559
DOI - 10.29081/jesr.v27i3.282
Subject(s) - biodiesel , methanol , catalysis , bentonite , response surface methodology , transesterification , biodiesel production , yield (engineering) , fatty acid methyl ester , box–behnken design , nuclear chemistry , materials science , reaction conditions , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , chromatography , metallurgy , engineering
Herein, the synthesis and characterization of a bentonite-supported Fe-Co-Ni trimetallic nanocatalyst applied in transesterification reaction was reported. The synthesized heterogeneous catalyst was used to investigate the production of biodiesel by varying the reaction parameters using Box-Behnken design response surface methodology (RSM-BBD). An optimum biodiesel yield of 95.2 % was obtained at methanol to oil ratio of 10:1, reaction time of 2 hours, reaction temperature of 55 and catalyst concentration of 5 % (w/w of the oil). The biodiesel produced was later analysed using GC-MS analysis and the results shows a fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) profile that confirms the presence of biodiesel.