Synthesis and Characterization of Aluminosilicate Catalysts from Volcano Mud for Biofuel Production with Different Feedstocks

Hartati Hartati; Qurrota A'yuni; Nita Safira Dewi; Putri Bintang Dea Firda; Adiba Naila Izzah; Didik Prasetyoko; Harmami Harmami; Shahrul Nizam Ahmad

doi:10.22146/ijc.96149

Synthesis and Characterization of Aluminosilicate Catalysts from Volcano Mud for Biofuel Production with Different Feedstocks

https://doi.org/10.22146/ijc.96149

Hartati Hartati^(1*), Qurrota A'yuni⁽²⁾, Nita Safira Dewi⁽³⁾, Putri Bintang Dea Firda⁽⁴⁾, Adiba Naila Izzah⁽⁵⁾, Didik Prasetyoko⁽⁶⁾, Harmami Harmami⁽⁷⁾, Shahrul Nizam Ahmad⁽⁸⁾

(1) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Campus C, UNAIR, Mulyorejo, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia
(2) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Campus C, UNAIR, Mulyorejo, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia
(3) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Campus C, UNAIR, Mulyorejo, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia
(4) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Campus C, UNAIR, Mulyorejo, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia
(5) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Campus C, UNAIR, Mulyorejo, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia
(6) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Data Analytics, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya, 60111, Indonesia
(7) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Data Analytics, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya, 60111, Indonesia
(8) School of Chemistry and Environment, Faculty Sains Gunaan, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Selangor 40450, Malaysia
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

The increasing awareness of sustainable development goals has led to the intensive development of biofuel as a substitute for fossil fuels. This study investigates the potency of volcano mud (VM) as the precursor in synthesizing aluminosilicate catalysts for biofuel production. Three catalysts were synthesized, A3, A3T, and A5, in a manner to investigate the effect of tetrapropylammonium hydroxide (TPAOH) addition and hydrothermal time on the crystallinity, Si/Al ratio, and textural properties of the catalysts. The catalytic activity of the synthesized catalysts was evaluated in two different qualities of feedstock, i.e., oleic acid (OA) and waste cooking oil (WCO). It is found that A5 which is synthesized with longer hydrothermal of 5 h has desirable properties, a high mesoporous surface area of 159 m²/g, and a high acidity of 0.263 mmol/g. Catalyst A5 is proven to have similarly high catalytic activity in both WCO and OA feedstock, achieving a liquid yield of 93% with FAME selectivity of 95% for WCO and 95% liquid yield and FAME selectivity of 99% for OA feedstock. These results suggest that A5 is a versatile catalyst in biofuel production from either high or low-quality feedstocks.

Keywords

biofuel; aluminosilicate; oleic acid; waste cooking oil

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/ijc.96149