Brønsted acidic ionic liquid modified magnetic nanoparticle: An efficient and green catalyst for biodiesel production

Zuowang Wu, Zhong Li, Gaoming Wu, Lele Wang, Shenqin Lu, Lei Wang, Hui Wan, Guofeng Guan

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Abstract

Surface-functionalized magnetic nanoparticle supported dual Brønsted acidic ionic liquid was synthesized by immobilizing 1-(propyl-3-sulfonate) imidazolium hydrogen sulfate [SO3H-(CH2) 3-HIM][HSO4] onto the surface of Fe3O 4@SiO2 using 3-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane as the "linker". The structure of the catalyst was characterized by XRD, FT-IR, SEM, TEM, and VSM. The results demonstrated that the Fe3O 4 particle was well retained in the silica matrix, presenting a core-shell structure with strong magnetic responsiveness. Meanwhile, the ionic liquid was successfully immobilized on the support. The as-prepared catalyst could disperse well in the reactants and showed good performance in esterification of oleic acid with short-chain alcohols and transesterification of soybean oil. Moreover, the catalyst could be easily separated from products by additional magnetic force without obvious mass loss and maintain satisfactory catalytic activity after being recycled eight times.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3040-3046
Number of pages7
JournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume53
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Feb 2014

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