Biodiesel fuel production from waste cooking oil by the inclusion complex of heteropoly acid with bridged bis-cyclodextrin.

The inclusion complex of Cs2.5H0.5PW12O40 with bridged bis-cyclodextrin (CsPW/B) is prepared as a highly efficient catalyst for the direct production of biodiesel via the transesterification of waste cooking oil.

β-Cyclodextrin modified anionic and cationic acrylamide polymers for enhancing oil recovery.

Both of acrylamide and allyl-β-cyclodextrin are utilized to react with acrylic acid and dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride respectively to synthesize the novel anionic acrylamide polymer and cationic acrylamide polymer by redox free-radical copolymerization. The structures of copolymers are characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Subsequently, the copolymers are evaluated on several aspects such as optimum polymerization conditions, intrinsic viscosity, interfacial tension and stability experiments.