Room temperature synthesis of biodiesel using sulfonated graphitic carbon nitride

R B Nasir Baig; Sanny Verma; Mallikarjuna N Nadagouda; Rajender S Varma

doi:10.1038/srep39387

Room temperature synthesis of biodiesel using sulfonated graphitic carbon nitride

Sci Rep. 2016 Dec 19:6:39387. doi: 10.1038/srep39387.

Authors

R B Nasir Baig¹, Sanny Verma¹, Mallikarjuna N Nadagouda², Rajender S Varma¹

Affiliations

¹ Sustainable Technology Division, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, MS 443, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, USA.
² WQMB, WSWRD, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, USA.

Abstract

Sulfonation of graphitic carbon nitride (g-CN) affords a polar and strongly acidic catalyst, Sg-CN, which displays unprecedented reactivity and selectivity in biodiesel synthesis and esterification reactions at room temperature.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.