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Effect of cerium loading on structure and morphology of modified Ce-USY zeolites
(2011-10) GARCIA, Fillipe Augusto da Costa; ARAÚJO, Daniel Ribeiro; SILVA, Júnia Chaves Marinho; MACEDO, Julio Lemos de; GHESTI, Grace Ferreira; DIAS, Sílvia Cláudia Loureiro; DIAS, José Alves; ROCHA FILHO, Geraldo Narciso da
This work describes comprehensibly the effect of cerium loading on the structure and morphology of NH4USY zeolite. The Ce-USY (2-25 wt.% of CeO2) was obtained by wet impregnation of CeCl3 followed by calcination at 550ºC for 8 h. At low loadings (2-10%), cerium species are mainly located at ion exchange positions in the framework, whereas at higher loadings (15-25%), small aggregates were formed on the HUSY surface. X-ray diffractograms (XRD) exhibited only the reflections related to HUSY, demonstrating the high dispersion of cerium species, but Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy (FT-Raman) detected CeOx for the materials above 10%. Reaction of CeCl3 with NH4USY produced NH4Cl, which decomposed to form HCl, leading to framework dealumination. The materials showed an increased Lewis/Brønsted ratio with increasing cerium loadings due to the interaction between the excess cerium and the OH groups of USY, and the consequent formation of CeOx species.
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Ethanolysis optimisation of Jupati (Raphia taedigera Mart.) oil to biodiesel using response surface methodology
(2015-07) CONCEIÇÃO, Leyvison Rafael Vieira da; COSTA, Carlos Emmerson Ferreira da; ROCHA FILHO, Geraldo Narciso da; PEREIRA FILHO, Edenir Rodrigues; ZAMIAN, José Roberto
In this work, the transesterification of jupati (Raphia taedigera Mart.) oil using ethanol and acid catalyst was examined. The production of biodiesel was performed using a central composite design (CCD). A range of values for catalyst concentration (1 to 4.21%), temperature (70-80 °C), and the molar ratio of alcohol to oil (6:1-13.83:1) were tested, and ester content, viscosity, and yield were the response variables. The synthesis process was optimised using response surface methodology (RSM), resulting in the following optimal conditions for the production of jupati ethyl esters: a catalyst concentration of 3.85% at 80 °C and an alcohol-to-oil molar ratio of 10:1.
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Síntese de éster de cadeia longa via catálise básica heterogênea
(2009) MORAES, Dorsan dos Santos; ROCHA FILHO, Geraldo Narciso da; ZAMIAN, José Roberto
A long chain ester was prepared by transesterification of methyl palmitate with long chain alcohol using magnesium oxide as catalyst prepared by thermal decomposition of different precursors with the intention of establish relations among structural properties and activities. Temperature and catalyst amounts were modified in order to evaluate the yield of the ester in function the precursors used in preparation of the oxide.
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A statistical evaluation of the effects of process variables during catalytic hydrogenation of passion fruit (passiflora edulis) seed oil
(1998-03) ANDRADE, Géssie Maria Silva de; ROCHA FILHO, Geraldo Narciso da; TAQUEDA, Maria Elena Santos
Hydrogenation of passion fruit (passiflora edulis) seed oil was carried out with a commercial nickel/silica catalyst under different experimental conditions. The influence of reaction parameters (reaction temperature, hydrogen pressure, amount of catalyst, agitation rate and reaction time) on the response variable (iodine value) was studied using a central composite rotatable design and six center points for replication. Under the experimental conditions used, the model response equations for the iodine value showed good agreement with the experimental results.