%0 Journal Article
	%A Jorge Ramírez-Ortiz and  Jorge Medina-Valtierra and  Merced Martínez Rosales
	%D 2011
	%J International Journal of Chemical and Molecular Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 56, 2011
	%T Used Frying Oil for Biodiesel Production Over Kaolinite as Catalyst
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/6875
	%V 56
	%X Biodiesel production with used frying by
transesterification reaction with methanol, using a commercial
kaolinite thermally-activated solid acid catalyst was investigated.
The surface area, the average pore diameter and pore volume of the
kaolinite catalyst were 10 m2/g, 13.0 nm and 30 mm3/g, respectively.
The optimal conditions for the transesterification reaction were
determined to be oil/methanol, in a molar ratio 1:31, temperature 160
ºC and catalyst concentration of 3% (w/w). The yield of fatty acids
methyl esters (FAME) was 92.4% after 2 h of reaction. This method
of preparation of biodiesel can be a positive alternative for utilizing
used frying corn oil for feedstock of biodiesel combined with the
inexpensive catalyst.
	%P 710 - 713