A new pyrolytic process with potential to convert free fatty acids into long chain nitriles and H2 intermediated by Fe nitrate

Autor: Rafael C. G. Pereira, Fabiano Gomes Ferreira de Paula, Helvécio C. Menezes, Breno P. Paulo, Ana Paula C. Teixeira, Zenilda de Lourdes Cardeal, Rochel Montero Lago, José D. Ardisson
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 145:104726
ISSN: 0165-2370
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2019.104726
Popis: In this work, a new potential route to convert free fatty acids to long chain nitriles and fuel gas (H2/hydrocarbon) intermediated by Fe nitrate is proposed. Precursors based on Fe3+/RCOO-/NO3- were prepared by mixing Fe nitrate and oleic acid at the molar ratios 1:1 and 1:3. After pyrolytic decomposition at 550 °C, these precursors yielded three fractions, i.e. solid (8−27 wt%), liquid (22−51 wt%) and gaseous (41−51 wt%). TG, XRD, SEM, Raman, Mossbauer, CHN analyses of the solid products showed the presence of 25–52% carbon with reduced iron oxides (Fe3O4 and FeO). Analyses of the liquid fraction by GCMS, 1H/13C–NMR, CHN and FTIR clearly indicated the formation of nitriles as the main products, with selectivity of ca. 80 % and small amounts of hydrocarbons and ketones. A large gas fraction composed mainly by hydrogen and hydrocarbons (especially C3) was also formed.
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