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http://hdl.handle.net/1843/55270| Type: | Artigo de Periódico |
| Title: | Study of direct synthesis of bio-hydrocarbons from macauba oils using zeolites as catalysts |
| Authors: | Larissa Noemí Silva Fabiana Pereira de Sousa Alessandra Rodrigues de Carvalho Vânya Márcia Duarte Pasa |
| Abstract: | In line with the aim to minimize climate change and dependence on fossil fuels, there is an increasing demand from different transport sectors for non-oxygenated and low-cost biofuels. In this study, bio-hydrocarbons were synthesized from macauba oils, which is a new and promising biofuel feedstock. These fatty materials were subjected to deoxygenation reactions over beta zeolite and ZSM-5 catalysts with different acidities (Si/Al ratio). Other parameters such as the reaction atmosphere (N2 or H2), catalyst calcination time, feedstock composition, and reaction time were also investigated. A preliminary study of the deoxygenation reaction kinetics indicated a higher conversion rate of hydrocarbons using beta zeolite, achieving a conversion of 100% in 3 h. The products were categorized into different compounds classes, such as linear, cyclic, branched, and aromatic hydrocarbons. The longer calcination time of the non-noble metal catalyst (15 h) and the use of hydrogen resulted in a high degree of deoxygenation. A higher percentage of hydrocarbons was obtained using an already hydrolyzed macauba pulp oil, with high initial acidity (38% m/m), and 10 bar H2. This feedstock and the innovative process provide low-cost alternatives to produce drop-in biofuels on a large scale. |
| Subject: | Óleo de macaúba Óleo de palmeira Zeólitos Biocombustíveis Óleos vegetais como combustível Hidrocarbonetos Síntese Catalisadores |
| language: | eng |
| metadata.dc.publisher.country: | Brasil |
| Publisher: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| Publisher Initials: | UFMG |
| metadata.dc.publisher.department: | ICX - DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA |
| Rights: | Acesso Restrito |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119472 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1843/55270 |
| Issue Date: | 2021 |
| metadata.dc.url.externa: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236120324686 |
| metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Fuel |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigo de Periódico |
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