Revista Mexicana de Ingeniería Química, Vol. 22, No. 3 (2023), IA2385

Microwave-Assisted biodiesel synthesis employing ammonium-based ionic liquids as catalysts

M. Martínez-Sánchez, D. Guzmán-Lucero, R. Martínez-Palou

https://doi.org/10.24275/rmiq/IA2385

 

Abstract

A fast, efficient, and green biodiesel synthesis methodology was developed using ammonium-based ionic liquids catalysts and microwave irradiation as a heating source. All ionic liquids (ILs) probed can act as catalysts, Brønsted acidic ILs containing the -SO3H group are the most efficient in terms of conversion. In these conditions, biodiesel can be synthesized at 50 °C and 25 minutes of microwave irradiation. According to the results, the new catalysts have great potential for use in environmentally friendly and highly efficient biodiesel synthesis processes.

Keywords: biodiesel, ionic liquids, microwave, catalysts, Brønsted acid.

 

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