Methyl oleate deoxygenation for production of diesel fuel aliphatic hydrocarbons over Pd/SBA-15 catalysts

Lee , Siew Pei and Ramli, Anita (2013) Methyl oleate deoxygenation for production of diesel fuel aliphatic hydrocarbons over Pd/SBA-15 catalysts. [Citation Index Journal]

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Abstract

Background: Catalytic deoxygenation is a prominent process for production of renewable fuels from vegetable oil. In this work, deoxygenation of technical grade methyl oleate to diesel fuel aliphatic hydrocarbons (C15 – C18) is
evaluated with several parameters including temperature, hydrogen pressure and reaction time in a stirred batch
reactor over Pd/SBA-15 catalysts.
Results: Two different SBA-15 morphologies i.e. spherelike and necklacelike structures have been synthesize as
supports for Pd active metal. It is found that Pd dispersion on necklacelike SBA-15 is higher than that of spherelike SBA-15. Notably, higher Pd dispersion on necklacelike SBA-15 provides significant deoxygenation efficiency as compared to Pd/SBA-15-spherelike. Results show that H2 pressures greatly determine the total ester conversion and
selectivity to C15 – C18 aliphatic hydrocarbons. Total ester conversions with 55% selectivity to n-heptadecane are
achieved using Pd/SBA-15-necklacelike at 270°C and 60 bar H2 pressure within 6 h reaction time. Gas phase study
reveals that formation of C17 is generated via indirect decarbonylation when the reaction time is prolonged.
Conclusions: Pd/SBA-15-necklacelike catalyst exhibits good catalytic performance with high selectivity to diesellike
aliphatic hydrocarbons (C15 – C18). The physicochemical properties of the Pd supported on different SBA-15
morphologies influence the deoxygenation activity of the catalysts. Furthermore, the reaction pathways are
governed by the H2 pressure as well as reaction duration.

Item Type: Citation Index Journal
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Departments / MOR / COE: Research Institutes > Green Technology
Depositing User: Assoc Prof Dr Anita Ramli
Date Deposited: 25 Oct 2013 01:56
Last Modified: 20 Mar 2017 01:59
URI: http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/10372

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