High Selectivity of Alkanes Production by Calcium Basic Soap Thermal Decarboxylation

Autor: Neonufa Godlief F., Pratiwi Meiti, Soerawidjaja Tatang H., Prakoso Tirto
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: MATEC Web of Conferences, Vol 156, p 03035 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2261-236X
DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/201815603035
Popis: Renewable fuel production from vegetable oil and fat or its fatty acids by direct decarboxylation has been widely reported. An innovative approach to produce drop-in fuel via thermal catalytic decarboxylation of basic soap derived from palm stearin reported in this research. The catalytic effect of the calcium and magnesium metals in the basic soap and its decarboxylation on drop-in fuel yield and product distribution was studied. The catalytic effect was tested in the temperature range up to 370°C and atmospheric pressure for 5 hours in a batch reactor. It has been proved that the calcium basic soap decarboxylation, effectively produce the drop-in fuel in carbon ranges C8 – C20, in which more than 78% selectivity toward alkane. Whereas, only 70% selectivity toward alkane has been resulted from the magnesium basic soap decarboxylation.
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