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Surface treated carbon catalysts produced from waste tires for fatty acids to biofuel conversion

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OSTI ID:1419784
A method of making solid acid catalysts includes the step of sulfonating waste tire pieces in a first sulfonation step. The sulfonated waste tire pieces are pyrolyzed to produce carbon composite pieces having a pore size less than 10 nm. The carbon composite pieces are then ground to produce carbon composite powders having a size less than 50 .mu.m. The carbon composite particles are sulfonated in a second sulfonation step to produce sulfonated solid acid catalysts. A method of making biofuels and solid acid catalysts are also disclosed.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN); UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Knoxville, TN)
Patent Number(s):
9,884,804
Application Number:
15/163,434
OSTI ID:
1419784
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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