介绍了合成生物柴油常用的酯交换方法以及离子液体的定义、结构、性质和制备方法,简单描述了酸性离子液体作为催化剂在酯化反应中的应用,综述了离子液体在生物柴油合成中的应用进展并展望了其应用前景.
The usual methods of transesterification for synthesis of biodiesel, the definition, the structure, the method of preparation and some properties of ionic liquids are introduced, and the application of acidic ionic liquids as catalyst to esterification reaction is briefly described. Then advances of application of ionic liquids to the synthesis of biodiesel are reviewed. At last, the future development tendency of ionic liquids in the synthesis of biodiesel is prospected.