OBTENTION OF COBALT FERRITE APPLIED AS A CATALYST FOR OPTIMIZING THE FATTY ACID ESTERIFICATION AND TRANSESTERIFICATION FOR THE BIODIESEL PRODUCTION PROCESS.

摘要

A hydroxycarbonate Cobalt/Iron was synthesized as a precursor of cobalt ferrite (mixed oxide cobalt/iron). Cobalt ferrite presents a catalytic capacity in the esterification and transesterification reactions of fatty acids. The physiochemical properties of the catalyst allows the reaction time to be reduced for producing biodiesel, increasing the conversion percentage and removing washing stages present in a conventional biodiesel synthesis. The proposed process for the production of the catalyst and the biodiesel is an alternative for reducing costs, increasing the profitability of the industrial production of the biofuel.