P-We-55 Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nanosized ZnAl2O4 Powders and their Catalytic Performance in Biodiesel Production

Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Ontario Exhibit Hall (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Wojciech L. Suchanek1, Bernhard Rusb�ldt2, Wolfgang F. H�lderich2 and Juan M. Garc�s3, (1)Sawyer Technical Materials, LLC, Eastlake, OH, (2)Chemical Technology and Heterogeneous Catalysis, University of Technology RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany, (3)Consultant, LLC, Midland, MI
Heterogeneous nanosized Zn-Al-O catalysts made by hydrothermal synthesis show high methyl ester and glycerol yield with good potential to develop superior process technology for biodiesel production.

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