Abstract
Long-term performance of two barium-containing catalysts in the transesterification was studied in the flow fixed bed reactor during 50-60 h at the temperature of 200 (228) °C, the pressure of 20 (30) atm and the liquid hourly space velocity of 0.8-2 h - 1. The performance of the Ba 0.04La 1.96O 3 catalyst is sustained at very high level during 50 h and then declines sharply. The BaAl 12O 19 catalyst exhibits lower performance but higher stability. The change of the phase or surface composition of the catalysts monitored by X-ray diffraction or X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy are the cause of the diminution of the performance.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 156-160 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Catalysis Communications |
Volume | 18 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Feb 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Biodiesel
- Rapeseed oil
- Solid base catalysts
- Transesterification
- XPS
- XRD