Estudo cinético da produção de ésteres metílicos com dimetil carbonato catalisada por fosfato de nióbio

• Ano de defesa: 2017
• Autor(a) principal: Alessio, Claudia
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Brasil; Engenharia Química; UFSM; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Química; Centro de Tecnologia
• Palavras-chave em Português: Biodiesel; Fosfato de nióbio; Ésteres metílicos; Modelagem matemática; Niobium phosphate; Methyl esters; Math modeling; CNPQ::ENGENHARIAS::ENGENHARIA QUIMICA
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/18000

The aim of this study was to evaluate commercial niobium phosphate as heterogeneous catalyst in biodiesel production from oleic acid and low-cost raw materials using dimethyl carbonate as acyl receptor. Catalyst was characterized and textural and structural properties were obtained. Effect of temperature (180°C-250°C), dimethyl carbonate molar ratio (1:5, 1:10, 1:15) and catalyst concentration (2%, 5%, 10%) were investigated. Reactions at 180ºC and 200ºC, in 6 hours, achieved 57% and 75% conversion oleic acid, respectively. Reaction showed a higher reaction rate at 225ºC and 250ºC, reaching equilibrium conversion in about 3 and 2 hours, respectively. At 225 and 250ºC, maximum conversion achieved to oleic acid was 84%. For the range studied, molar ratio was not a determinant variable to increase the oleic acid conversion. Catalyst concentration had a positive effect on esterification reaction, increasing reaction rate and conversion of oleic acid. Most suitable condition was at 3 hours, molar ratio of 1:5, 5% catalyst based on FFA mass and 250°C. Catalyst could be reutilized for up to 5 cycles without significant loss of activity. A pseudo first order model was proposed to esterification of oleic acid. Niobium phosphate activity was carried out for biodiesel production with raw materials of high and low acidity.