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Polymer-Supported Azidoproazaphosphatrane: A Recyclable Catalyst for the Room-Temperature Transformation of Triglycerides to Biodiesel
A promising route for the quantitative transesterification of soybean oil (SBO) with methanol to biodiesel
(FAMES) at room temperature is described using the Merrifield resin-supported catalyst resin-N3dP(MeNCH2-
CH2)3N. This catalyst was recycled 11 times, although its activity decreased with time. Factors possibly
responsible for catalyst deactivation are presented. Interestingly, the polymer-supported catalyst was twice as active as the homogeneous analogue PhCH2N3dP(MeNCH2CH2)3N in this reaction. The SBO/methanol ratio
in our protocol was 1:33, and the biodiesel obtained from our protocol met the American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM) D-874 standard for sulfated ash.
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