Hierarchical macroporous-mesoporous SBA-15 sulfonic acid catalysts for biodiesel synthesis

Dhainaut, Jérémy, Dacquin, Jean-Philippe ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6344-8927, Lee, Adam Fraser and Wilson, Karen 2010. Hierarchical macroporous-mesoporous SBA-15 sulfonic acid catalysts for biodiesel synthesis. Green Chemistry 12 (2) , pp. 296-303. 10.1039/B919341C

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Abstract

Hierarchical macroporous–mesoporous SBA-15 silicas have been synthesised via dual-templating routes employing liquid crystalline surfactants and polystyrene beads. These offer high surface areas and well-defined, interconnecting macro- and mesopore networks with respective narrow size distributions around 300 nm and 3–5 nm for polystyrene:tetraethoxysilane ratios ≥2:1. Subsequent functionalisation with propylsulfonic acid yields the first organized, macro-mesoporous solid acid catalyst. The enhanced mass transport properties of these new bi-modal solid acid architectures confer significant rate enhancements in the transesterification of bulky glyceryl trioctanoate, and esterification of long chain palmitic acid, over pure mesoporous analogues. This paves the way to the wider application of hierarchical catalysts in biofuel synthesis and biomass conversion.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI)
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:	1463-9262
Last Modified:	18 Oct 2022 13:12
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/12929

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