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Biodiesel made with sugar catalyst

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  • Masakazu Toda

    (Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

  • Atsushi Takagaki

    (Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

  • Mai Okamura

    (Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

  • Junko N. Kondo

    (Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

  • Shigenobu Hayashi

    (Research Institute of Instrumentation Frontier, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

  • Kazunari Domen

    (School of Engineering, University of Tokyo)

  • Michikazu Hara

    (Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Abstract

Sweet dream Biodiesel is a clean-burning fuel made from vegetable oils by transesterification, a process producing methyl esters (the fuel) and glycerin (used in soap and other products). Sounds good but there is a snag: good catalysts for esterification are costly, far from ‘green’ and involve high energy consumption. A new solid catalyst made from inexpensive sugars may be the answer. It consists of sulphonated amorphous carbon, is recyclable and is more efficient than other solid catalysts so far tested.

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  • Masakazu Toda & Atsushi Takagaki & Mai Okamura & Junko N. Kondo & Shigenobu Hayashi & Kazunari Domen & Michikazu Hara, 2005. "Biodiesel made with sugar catalyst," Nature, Nature, vol. 438(7065), pages 178-178, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:438:y:2005:i:7065:d:10.1038_438178a
    DOI: 10.1038/438178a
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