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Bentonites Modified with Phosphomolybdic Heteropolyacid (HPMo) for Biowaste to Biofuel Production

2019; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 12; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/ma12091431

1996-1944

Alex de Oliveira, Marco Aurélio Barbosa de Lima, Luíza Helena de Oliveira Pires, Moisés Rosas da Silva, Patrícia Teresa Souza da Luz, Rômulo Simões Angélica, Geraldo Narciso da Rocha Filho, Carlos Emmerson Ferreira da Costa, Rafael Luque, Luís Adriano Santos do Nascimento,

Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

Two bentonites from Paraíba (Northeastern Brazil) were impregnated with heteropoly phosphomolybdic H3PMo12O40 (HPMo). The materials produced were characterized by various techniques such as N2 adsorption-desorption (specific surface area, SSA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA/DTG), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) equipped with Dispersive Energy X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), acid-base titration analysis. The catalytic activity of these materials was tested in the esterification of a waste from palm oil deodorization and the main results obtained (about 93.3% of conversion) indicated that these materials have potential to act as heterogeneous solid acid catalysts. The prepared materials exhibited satisfactory catalytic performance even after a very simple recycling process in three reuse cycles, without significant loss of their activities.