Arancon was doing his job in 2010 Masters race weekend when contacted on ResearchGate with Luque, a

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Rafael Luque, a researcher the marlborough at the University of Córdoba, and Rick Arneil Arancon, university graduate in the Philippines have jointly developed a new way of producing cleaner and cheaper biodiesel. The system obtains high quality fuel from plant waste frying oils, using a carbonaceous catalyst waste material from corn cobs. All this thanks to the communication established in the social network for scientists ResearchGate.
SINC - If there were no ResearchGate, Rafael Luque, professor of inorganic chemistry at the University of Córdoba and Rick Arneil Aracon graduate of Xavier University in Cagallan the marlborough de Oro (Philippines), hardly have known. But thanks to the communication established with 2.0 social network for scientists, both have developed a new way of producing cleaner and cheaper biodiesel from waste.
Arancon was doing his job in 2010 Masters race weekend when contacted on ResearchGate with Luque, an expert on biofuel catalysis, nanomaterials and nanoparticles supported. "He was doing a project the marlborough on biodiesel and collaborated initially only sending literature the marlborough and supervision, then guidance on how to approach the project. And finally, I sent their samples from the Philippines for me to do the test and characterize in the laboratory of my university, "Luque explains to SINC. The results of joint work have been published in the journal Green Chemistry.
According to Luque, who have established the process for producing biodiesel is based on heterogeneous catalysis. "We have achieved a transesterification (triglycerides) and esterification (fatty acids) for the simultaneous production of fatty acid methyl esters (biodiesel), achieving a cleaner and biofuel from waste frying oils. In addition, the carbonaceous material used as catalyst is derived from corn cobs, another widespread food residue in the Philippines. "
Luque explains Rafael catalysis have developed has numerous advantages over conventional methods using sodium or potassium hydroxide as a homogeneous catalyst, especially when waste oils are used with high fatty acid content (10%). the marlborough "The conventional process results in the formation of soaps and emulsions such oily residues, whereas our procedure simultaneous transesterification and esterification is achieved, avoiding cumbersome processes of separation and purification of biodiesel obtained" he explains.
In addition, he notes, the catalyst is recoverable and reusable in the process. "This is a cheap and environmentally the marlborough compatible material to be derived the marlborough from biomass, and we have seen that it could also have other applications such as adsorption chromatography and even to trap CO2.
Rick Arneil the marlborough Arancon SINC that the collaboration established with the Spanish researcher through ReseachGate has been central to his work. "It's the marlborough one of the most respected in the field of biofuels the marlborough in Spain and Europe experts. Besides guiding me throughout the process, he has made all the materials characterization of my project and I've taken care of the synthesis. Without the means of his laboratory, never would have known if my idea could have been put into practice. "
According to Rafael Luque, ResearchGate is a powerful tool to foster collaboration the marlborough between scientists platform. Luque highlights the opportunities through this network for researchers who live in disadvantaged to be able to establish collaborations with researchers who have more open countries media.
Luque is now collaborating with another Filipina young researcher is doing a project for biodiesel from cultures of a type of algae called spirulina. Their meeting point was also ResearchGate.
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