Research Article
Esterification of Fatty Acid Catalyzed by Ga2O3-Impregnated Sulfated Zirconia Mesopore
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.3-11-2023.2347959, author={Bijak Riyandi Ahadito and Zelyka Ananda Putri and Nova Yuliasari and Ady Mara and Desnelli Desnelli and Addy Rachmat}, title={Esterification of Fatty Acid Catalyzed by Ga2O3-Impregnated Sulfated Zirconia Mesopore}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd Sriwijaya International Conference on Basic and Applied Sciences, SICBAS 2023, November 3, 2023, Palembang, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={SICBAS}, year={2024}, month={8}, keywords={sulfated zirconia gallium oxide solid acid catalyst esterification}, doi={10.4108/eai.3-11-2023.2347959} }- Bijak Riyandi Ahadito
Zelyka Ananda Putri
Nova Yuliasari
Ady Mara
Desnelli Desnelli
Addy Rachmat
Year: 2024
Esterification of Fatty Acid Catalyzed by Ga2O3-Impregnated Sulfated Zirconia Mesopore
SICBAS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.3-11-2023.2347959
Abstract
Heterogeneous catalysts are considered as valuable materials in enhancing many chemical reactions to obtain specific products. Solid acid catalyst such as sulfated zirconia (SZ) is a promising catalyst with morphology and acidity properties that can be tuned up. In this research, we utilize the mesoporous sulfated zirconia modified by impregnation of gallium oxide by 2, 5, and 10% (wt) Ga2O3 (xGa-SZ; x = 2, 5, and 10) that were prepared by template-assisted sol-gel method as catalyst for the esterification of lauric acid. By using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), we found that 5Ga-SZ and 10Ga-SZ were able to catalyze the esterification of lauric acid into methyl laurate, while 2Ga-SZ were inactive due to insufficient surface area and/or acidity. Thus, the solid acid xGa-SZ has potential to be used as heterogeneous catalyst for production of biodiesel.