EFFECT OF ALKALI METAL IONS ON H-β ZEOLITE STRUCTURE AND THEIR CATALYTIC ACTIVITY ON TRANSESTERIFICATION OF GREEN SEED CANOLA (GSC) OIL

摘要

This research work reveals that Mg ion-exchanged H-β zeolite isrnan efficient reusable catalyst for transesterification of green seedrncanola oil. The reaction kinetics indicates that the transesterificationrnreaction is an endothermic pseudo-first order reaction with activationrnenergy of 160.2 kJ/mol and the reaction intermediates are unstable asrncompared to the reactants.