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Effect of Size and Distribution of Ni Nanoparticles on γ-Al2O3 in Oleic Acid Hydrodeoxygenation to Produce n-Alkanes.
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Catalysts (2073-4344) . Oct2016, Vol. 6 Issue 10, p156. 18p. 7 Charts, 6 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- To contribute to the search for an oxygen-free biodiesel from vegetable oil, a process based in the oleic acid hydrodeoxygenation over Ni/γ-Al2O3 catalysts was performed. In this work different wt % of Ni nanoparticles were prepared by wetness impregnation and tested as catalytic phases. Oleic acid was used as a model molecule for biodiesel production due to its high proportion in vegetable oils used in food and agro-industrial processes. A theoretical model to optimize yield of n-C17 was developed using size, distribution, and wt % of Ni nanoparticles (NPs) as additional factors besides operational conditions such as temperature and reaction time. These mathematical models related to response surfaces plots predict a higher yield of n-C17 when physical parameters of Ni NPs are suitable. It can be of particular interest that the model components have a high interaction with operation conditions for the n-C17 yields, with the size, distribution, and wt % of Ni NPs being the most significant. A combination of these factors statistically pointed out those conditions that create a maximum yield of alkanes; these proved to be affordable for producing biodiesel from this catalytic environmental process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BIODIESEL fuel manufacturing
*CATALYTIC hydrogenation
*ALKANES
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20734344
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Catalysts (2073-4344)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 119116054
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/catal6100156