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Preparation and characterization of crosslinked PVA/PAMPS blends catalytic membranes for biodiesel production

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Crosslinked PVA/PAMPS catalytic membranes as heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production were successfully prepared with different poly (2-acryloamido-2-1-propanesulfonic acid) (PAMPS) ratios (30, 20 and 10 wt%) and crosslinked with succinic acid (SA) (5 and 10 wt%) at two different temperatures (100 and 120 °C). FTIR confirmed the successful crosslinking by esterification of the –OH groups in PVA with SA. PVA/PAMPS blend membranes crosslinked with 10 wt% SA at 100 °C were highly effective as heterogeneous catalysts for the transesterification of soybean oil with methanol (90–94% conversion) in comparison with PVA/PAMPS membranes crosslinked with 5 wt% SA. The performance of the catalytic membranes is well correlated with the ion exchange capacity (IEC), swelling properties and crosslinking degree. The reuse of PVA/PAMPS catalytic membrane for a second reaction run indicates that activity of the membrane remains unchanged.

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Acknowledgements

This project was founded by SENER CEMIE-BIO 250014. M. O. González-Díaz acknowledges the Cátedras CONACyT Project No. 3139. Z. Corzo-Gonzalez gratefully acknowledges a Grant No. 376912 from CONACyT. NMR measurements were conducted at LANNBIO Cinvestav-Mérida and we want to thank Dr. Patricia Quintana for that.

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  1. Universidad Politécnica de Chiapas, Calle Eduardo J. Selvas S/N. Col. Magisterial, C.P. 29010, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico

    Zazil Corzo-González

  2. Laboratorio de membranas, Unidad de Materiales, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C., Calle 43 No. 130, Chuburná de Hidalgo, C.P. 97200, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

    Zazil Corzo-González, Maria Isabel Loria-Bastarrachea & Manuel Aguilar-Vega

  3. CONACYT-Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Mérida, Antigua Carretera a Progreso Km. 6. Apdo. Postal 73, Cordemex, 97310, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

    Emmanuel Hernández-Nuñez

  4. CONACYT - Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A. C., Calle 43 No. 130, Col. Chuburna de Hidalgo, 97205, Mérida, Yucatán, México

    Maria Ortencia González-Díaz

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Corzo-González, Z., Loria-Bastarrachea, M.I., Hernández-Nuñez, E. et al. Preparation and characterization of crosslinked PVA/PAMPS blends catalytic membranes for biodiesel production. Polym. Bull. 74, 2741–2754 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-016-1864-3

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