Issue 5, 2017

Facile synthesis of bio-fuel from glycerol over zinc aluminium phosphate nanoplates

Abstract

Herein, nanoplates of crystalline zinc aluminum phosphate exhibiting hexagonal and square planar morphology were successfully synthesized by adopting a novel and simple synthesis method; in this method, a single template, TPABr, was used in minute amounts and a shorter synthesis time of 24 h was required. The materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, FTIR, SEM, XPS, TEM, thermal analysis, ICP, and ammonia TPD. The synthesis temperature governed the morphology of the nanoplates; however, irrespective of the shape of the nanoplates, the materials exhibited promising catalytic activity towards the production of bio-fuel solketal (2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol), a valuable bio-fuel, via acetalization of biodiesel waste glycerol under solvent-free reaction conditions.

Graphical abstract: Facile synthesis of bio-fuel from glycerol over zinc aluminium phosphate nanoplates

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Apr 2017
Accepted
15 May 2017
First published
17 May 2017

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2017,1, 1018-1022

Facile synthesis of bio-fuel from glycerol over zinc aluminium phosphate nanoplates

N. Viswanadham, S. K. Saxena and P. Sreenivasulu, Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2017, 1, 1018 DOI: 10.1039/C7SE00225D

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