Abstract Mg-Al-O-t-Bu hydrotalcite was synthesized and characterized by XRD, FT-IR and TGA-DTA. It was proved to be an active heterogeneous catalyst for the transesterification of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) with ethanol. When the reaction was carried out over Mg-Al-O-t-Bu hydrotalcite at 80 oC, 7 h, molar ratio of ethanol to DMC 5:1, 1.0 wt.% of catalyst, the conversion of DMC was 86.4%, the sel…
A high-performance and environmentally friendly shrimp shell catalyst for biodiesel production was prepared by incomplete carbonization of shrimp shell, loading KF on the resultant, and activation at a desired temperature. The dependence of catalytic activity on preparation conditions such as carbonization temperature, loading amount of KF, and activation temperature was investigated. The shri…