Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-27-2025
Abstract
and hence reduce the price of the fatty acid monomers. This study reports for the first time a novel, environmentally benign, highly active copper oxide-silica oxide/reduced graphene oxide (CuO-SiO2/RGO), heterogeneous nano-catalyst derived from waste pomegranate peels, for the one-pot, low-temperature synthesis of fatty acid monomers from high-acid-value waste vegetable oil (WVO). The synthesised nano-catalyst was extensively characterised using XRD, FT-IR, TEM, SEM, EDX and TGA-DTA. Further, it was utilised to synthesise fatty acidrich oleic phenoxypropyl acrylate (OPA) monomer from high acid value WVO via a single-step reaction.
Recommended Citation
Attia, Attia; Mahran, Shahenda Dr.; Centeno, Maria Prof.; and Saha, Basudeb, "Upcycling Waste to Wealth: CuO-SiO₂/reduced graphene nanocomposite from pomegranate peels for one-pot low-temperature conversion of waste oils into valuable fatty acid monomers" (2025). Petroleum Engineering and Gas. 29.
https://buescholar.bue.edu.eg/pet_eng_gas/29
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