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Transesterification Catalysts from Iron Doped Hydrotalcite-like Precursors: Solid Bases for Biodiesel Production

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Described are new solid base catalysts for transesterification of seed oil triglycerides to fatty acid methyl esters, a key step in biodiesel production. These were prepared by substituting Fe3+ ions substitute for a fraction of the Al3+ ions in the Mg/Al layered double hydroxide lattices of hydrotalcites (HTC) and calcining to give porous metal oxides (PMOs). These iron-doped PMOs are much stronger bases than those derived from undoped or Ga3+ doped HTCs and are effective catalysts for the methanol transesterification of triacetin (glycerol triacetate) and of soybean oil.

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New solid base catalysts for transesterification of seed oil triglycerides to fatty acid methyl esters, a key step in biodiesel production, were prepared by substituting Fe3+ for Al3+ cations in hydrotalcite (HTC) structures and calcining to give porous metal oxides.

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Principal support was the UCSB Partnership for International Research and Education in Electron Chemistry and Catalysis at Interfaces (PIRE-ECCI) under National Science Foundation Grant number OISE-0530268. PCF also acknowledges partial support from the University of California Energy Institute and the University of Washington Center for the Activation of Strong Bonds (NSF CBC).

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9510, USA

    Gerald S. Macala, Andrew W. Robertson, Zachary B. Day, Robert S. Lewis, Alexei V. Iretskii & Peter C. Ford

  2. Department of Chemistry, Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste Marie, MI, 49783, USA

    Andrew W. Robertson, Charles L. Johnson & Alexei V. Iretskii

  3. School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 39762, USA

    Mark G. White

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Macala, G.S., Robertson, A.W., Johnson, C.L. et al. Transesterification Catalysts from Iron Doped Hydrotalcite-like Precursors: Solid Bases for Biodiesel Production. Catal Lett 122, 205–209 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-008-9480-y

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