Determination of active sites on Na₂SiO₃ and Li₂SiO₃ catalysts for methanol dissociation and methoxide stabilization concerning biodiesel production

Ingeniería y ciencia de los materiales

• Silicates 100%
• Biodiesel 91%
• Methanol 88%
• Negative ions 78%
• Catalysts 73%
• Transesterification 73%
• Stabilization 73%
• Lithium 63%
• Atoms 59%
• Sodium 59%
• Adsorption 56%
• Coulomb interactions 46%
• X ray analysis 43%
• Density functional theory 43%
• Metals 37%
• Protons 34%
• Electrostatics 30%
• Acids 26%
• Oxygen 23%

Química

• Methoxide 97%
• Sodium Silicate 68%
• Dissociation 62%
• Biodiesel 61%
• Transesterification 56%
• Methanol 52%
• Rate-Controlling Step 36%
• Catalyst 36%
• Anion 33%
• Density of State 31%
• Electrostatic Potential 30%
• Adsorption 28%
• Surface 27%
• Metal 25%
• Lewis Acid 25%
• Oxygen Atom 23%
• Proton 18%
• Density Functional Theory 17%