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Mudher  Ali
Mudher Ali

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Use of Dolomite Catalyst in Biodiesel Production via Transesterification of Waste Coo...
Mudher  Ali
Safaa  Ahmed

Mudher Ali

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October 18, 2021
Biodiesel has lately gained popularity due to its environmental issues and the fact that it is generated from renewable resources. However, the cost of synthesis of biodiesel is the major impediment toward commercialization. The utilization of leftover cooking oils as raw material, the adaptation of a continuous transesterification process, and the use of cheap catalysts are the major possibilities for investigation the cost of biodiesel. In this work, a dolomite catalyst was prepared from natural dolomite rocks and used for the evaluation of continuous transesterification of biodiesel from waste cooking oil (WCO). The dolomite catalyst was prepared by activation under vacuum at a surface area of 34.5 m2/g. The characterization tests showed good thermal stability of the catalyst and evolution of the CaO and MgO compounds at high concentrations. A kinetic study was conducted to obtain kinetic parameters of catalytic transesterification of the WCO.

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