An improvement of heterogeneous catalyst Fe3O4@MnO2 nanocatalyst on bio-diesel production from castor oil

Abstract

Abstract The exhaustion of natural resources has occasioned the profit margin of oil products to increase dramatically, prompting the use of sustainable fuels like as biofuel. In the proposed investigation, biofuel was developed from castor oil utilizing Fe 3 O 4 @MnO 2 NCs as a heterogeneous catalyst for the transesterification process. X-Ray Diffraction evaluation acknowledged the nanocatalyst's single phase. Scanning Electron Microscopy revealed the spherical morphology of the consolidated nanocatalyst. The magnetic characteristics were examined using a vibrating sample magnetometer. Atomic Force Microscopy demonstrated that the catalyst exhibited has a greater surface area and unevenness. The yield was achieved was 95 percent (w/w) in 50 minutes at 60 0 C with 15 wt percent catalyst loading and a 12:1 methanol/oil ratio, as acknowledged by a gas chromatograph with mass spectrometer. The findings indicate that Fe 3 O 4 @MnO 2 NCs are an encouraging catalyst for bio-fuels production via heterogeneous catalyzed transesterification under relatively mild response circumstances.

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DOI

10.21203/rs.3.rs-1620062/v1

Journal

Research Square

Year

2022