A TiO₂ composite with graphitic carbon nitride as a photocatalyst for biodiesel production from waste cooking oil.

ABSTRACT: Semiconductor-based photocatalysts have attracted a lot of interest due to their environmental friendliness and high stability. Waste cooking oil can be converted to biodiesel by the process of transesterification. A TiO₂/g-C₃N₄ combination was prepared by using a wet impregnation process. The photocatalyst was analyzed by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-Ray spectroscopy (EDX), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis). For effective transesterification, WCO was collected and acid-esterified to reduce the FFA concentration (below 3%). For the transesterification reaction, esterified WCO was used and the reactions were carried out under solar irradiation at 60 °C with an o

SUBMITTER: Khan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9043783 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature