HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS USING BENTONITE-SUPPORTED Fe-Co-Ni TRIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES

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ADERIBIGBE FATAI ALADE
ADEWOYE TUNMISE LATIFAT
MUSTAPHA SHERIF ISHOLA
MOHAMMED ISHAQ ALHASSAN
SAKA HARVIS BAMIDELE
AJALA ELIJAH OLAWALE
OLUWASEYI SOILE SAMUEL

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Herein, the synthesis and characterization of a bentonite-supported Fe-Co-Ni trimetallic nanocatalyst applied in transesterification reaction was reported. The synthesized heterogeneous catalyst was used to investigate the production of biodiesel by varying the reaction parameters using Box-Behnken design response surface methodology (RSM-BBD). An optimum biodiesel yield of 95.2 % was obtained at methanol to oil ratio of 10:1, reaction time of 2 hours, reaction temperature of 55  and catalyst concentration of 5 % (w/w of the oil). The biodiesel produced was later analysed using GC-MS analysis and the results shows a fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) profile that confirms the presence of biodiesel.

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ALADE, A. F., LATIFAT, A. T., ISHOLA, M. S., ALHASSAN , M. I., BAMIDELE, S. H., OLAWALE, A. E., & SAMUEL, O. S. (2022). HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS USING BENTONITE-SUPPORTED Fe-Co-Ni TRIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES. Journal of Engineering Studies and Research, 27(3), 7-19. https://doi.org/10.29081/jesr.v27i3.282
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ADERIBIGBE FATAI ALADE

Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

ADEWOYE TUNMISE LATIFAT

Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

MUSTAPHA SHERIF ISHOLA

Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

MOHAMMED ISHAQ ALHASSAN

Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

SAKA HARVIS BAMIDELE

Quality Control Department, Segmax Oil Nigeria Limited, Kere-Aje, Ogbondoroko, Kwara State, Nigeria

AJALA ELIJAH OLAWALE

Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

OLUWASEYI SOILE SAMUEL

Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

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