Issue 2, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Pore-expanded SBA-15 sulfonic acid silicas for biodiesel synthesis†

J. P. Dacquin,ab   A. F. Lee,a   C. Pireza  and  K. Wilson*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK
E-mail: wilsonk5@cardiff.ac.uk
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b Present address:UCCS, University of Lille I, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France

Abstract

Here we present the first application of pore-expanded SBA-15 in heterogeneous catalysis. Pore expansion over the range 6–14 nm confers a striking activity enhancement towards fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) synthesis from triglycerides (TAG), and free fatty acid (FFA), attributed to improved mass transport and acid site accessibility.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC14563K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 Jul 2011
Accepted
27 Oct 2011
First published
17 Nov 2011

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 212-214

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Pore-expanded SBA-15 sulfonic acid silicas for biodiesel synthesis

J. P. Dacquin, A. F. Lee, C. Pirez and K. Wilson, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 212 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14563K

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