@article{
author = "Miladinović, Marija R. and Zdujić, Miodrag and Veljović, Đorđe and Krstić, Jugoslav and Banković-Ilić, Ivana B. and Veljković, Vlada B. and Stamenković, Olivera",
year = "2020",
abstract = "The catalytic activity of the walnut shell ash was investigated in the biodiesel production by the sunflower oil methanolysis. The catalyst was characterized by the TG-DTA, XRD, Hg porosimetry, N2 physisorption, SEM, and Hammett method. In addition, the effects of the catalyst loading and the methanol-to-oil molar ratio on the methyl esters synthesis were tested at the reaction temperature of 60 °C. The walnut shell ash provided a very fast reaction and a high FAME content (over 98%). As the reaction occurred in the absence of triacylglycerols mass transfer limitation, the pseudo-first-order model was employed for describing the kinetics of the reaction. The catalyst was successfully reused four times after the regeneration of the catalytic activity by recalcination at 800 °C.",
publisher = "Elsevier",
journal = "Renewable Energy",
title = "Valorization of walnut shell ash as a catalyst for biodiesel production",
volume = "147",
pages = "1033-1043",
doi = "10.1016/j.renene.2019.09.056"
}