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Are MCS Catalysts Basic or Acidic?<br />

Feedstocks<br />

(Soybean Oil or<br />

Animal Fat)<br />

Biodiesel<br />

CaO is a basic catalyst for Transesterification of Oil<br />

However, SiO 2 is not acidic enough to catalyze Esterification of FFA!<br />

How did the Esterification of Free Fatty Acids happen?<br />

V. S.-Y. Lin, J. A. Nieweg, J. G. Verkade, C. R. V. Reddy, C. Kern, U.S. Patent Application (US 2008/0021232 A1), Jan. 24, 2008.

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