Catalytic conversion of residual raw material into biodiesel using a superior magnetic solid acid catalyst based on Zn-Fe ferrite: thermodynamic and kinetic studies.

This study investigates the potential and applicability of a novel solid magnetic catalyst constructed by incorporating molybdenum oxide (MoO) into zinc ferrite (ZnFeO) to biodiesel production using Waste Frying Oil (WFO) as the residual raw material. The molybdenum amounts (5, 15, 25, 35 and 45%) present in the catalyst were studied and the catalyst demonstrated great characteristics and high acid properties, as well as superior magnetic and catalytic attributes. The one variable at time (OVAT) optimization method revealed that the application of the MoO/ZnFeO catalyst resulted in obtaining a biodiesel with 97.

Tungsten oxide supported on copper ferrite: a novel magnetic acid heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production from low quality feedstock.

This study aims to synthesize a WO/CuFeO catalyst through a wet impregnation method and use it as a new magnetic acid catalyst in the transesterification process of waste cooking oil (WCO). The results of the characterization by XRD, FTIR, SEM, EDS, TG/DTG, VSM and Surface Acidity showed that the obtained bifunctional catalyst has been successfully synthesized. The study of the reaction parameters, such as reaction temperature (140-180 °C), reaction time (1-5 h), molar ratio MeOH : oil (25 : 1-45 : 1) and catalyst loading (2-10% m m) was performed in the conversion of WCO into biodiesel transesterification.