Production of Compounds with Potential Use in the Petrochemical Industry from Waste Glycerol: Synthetic Niobia As a Bifunctional Catalyst

Oliveira, Luiz

Monday, June 15, 2015

Ballroom B (Lawrence Convention Center)

Henrique Oliveira¹, Luiz Oliveira¹, Marcio Portilho², Priscila Souza¹, Cínthia Soares de Castro³ and Flávia C. C. Moura¹, (1)Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil, (2)PETROBRAS/CENPES/PDAB/C, Brazil, (3)Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UNIFAL), Brazil.

The production of biodiesel by transesterification yields glycerol as a byproduct. In this study, niobium oxide was synthesized and modified by treatment with H2O2 to generate a bifunctional catalyst. The catalysts were tested for the simultaneous dehydration/oxidation of glycerol to obtain compounds that could be employed as bio-additives for fuels.

Extended Abstracts:

Resumo NAM 2015_Henrique Oliveira.pdf (73.4KB) - Extended Abstract

P-Mo-B-132 Production of Compounds with Potential Use in the Petrochemical Industry from Waste Glycerol: Synthetic Niobia As a Bifunctional Catalyst