HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS USING BENTONITE SUPPORTED Fe-Co-Ni TRIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES
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2021
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Herein, the synthesis and characterization of a bentonite-supported Fe-Co-Ni trimetallic nanocatalyst applied in transesterification reaction was reported. The synthesized heterogeneous catalyst was used to investigate the production of biodiesel by varying the reaction parameters using Box-Behnken design response surface methodology (RSM-BBD). An optimum biodiesel yield of 95.2% was obtained at methanol to oil ratio of 10: 1, reaction time of 2 hours, reaction temperature of 55 and catalyst concentration of 5%(w/w of the oil). The biodiesel produced was later analysed using GC-MS analysis and the results shows a fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) profile that confirms the presence of biodiesel.
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bentonite, nanocatalyst, biodiesel, trimetallic, heterogeneous catalysis