Highly ordered mesoporous functionalized pyridinium protic ionic liquids framework as efficient system in esterification reactions for biofuels production

Polysiloxane acidic ionic liquids containing pyridinium trifluoroacetate salts (PMO-Py-IL) were synthesized from pyridine containing organosilane precursors. Characterization by SEM, XRD, TGA, and nitrogen porosimetry confirmed that both pyridinium cation and trifluoroacetate anion were successfully incorporated within the organosilica network. The resulting organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterial (PMO-Py-IL) was studied as nanocatalyst in free fatty acids esterification into biodiesel-like compounds. Remarkably, the synergistic hydrophilic/hydrophobic effect of pyridinium and trifluoroacetate ionic liquid in the well-ordered channels of PMO-Py-IL nanomaterial enhanced the activity toward sustainable biodiesel-like esters production. More importantly, PMO-Py-IL nanocatalyst also exhibited an exceptional activity and stability. The catalyst could be easily separated to reuse at least in ten reactions runs preserving almost intact its catalytic activity under otherwise identical conditions to those employed for the fresh catalysts. © 2020

Authors
Rajabi F.1 , Luque R. 2, 3
Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Language
English
Status
Published
Number
111238
Volume
498
Year
2020
Organizations
  • 1 Department of Science, Payame Noor University, P. O. Box: 19395-4697, Tehran, 19569, Iran
  • 2 Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, Cordoba, 14014, Spain
  • 3 Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho Maklaya St., Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
Keywords
Biodiesel; Esterification; Free fatty acid; Nanomaterial; PMO; Protic ionic liquids; Pyridinium
Date of creation
20.04.2021
Date of change
20.04.2021
Short link
https://repository.rudn.ru/en/records/article/record/72551/
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