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A Novel Sulfonated Carbon Composite Solid Acid Catalyst for Biodiesel Synthesis

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A novel sulfonated carbon composite solid acid was successfully prepared by the pyrolysis of a polymer matrix impregnated with glucose followed by sulfonation. The title catalyst has higher acid site density, better esterification activity of both small and large free fatty acids (acetic acid and palmitic acid), and better reusability than the previously reported carbon-based catalyst prepared by sulfonating pyrolyzed sugar. This catalyst also exhibited higher esterification activity than tungstated zirconia (WZ) and Silica-Supported Nafion (Nafion®SAC-13). The higher activity of the sulfonated carbon composite solid acid catalyst was clearly due to the presence of a much higher acid site density than any of the other catalysts.

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Acknowledgments

This research was funded by the US Department of Agriculture (Award No 68-3A75-3-147). The authors would like to thank Prof. S.-J. Hwu and Prof. D. A. Bruce for their assistance in the catalyst preparation.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA

    Xunhua Mo, Edgar Lotero, Yijun Liu & James G. Goodwin

  2. Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA

    Changqing Lu

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Mo, X., Lotero, E., Lu, C. et al. A Novel Sulfonated Carbon Composite Solid Acid Catalyst for Biodiesel Synthesis. Catal Lett 123, 1–6 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-008-9456-y

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