AUTHOR=Guerrero-Corona C. E. , Melo-Banda J. A. , Lam-Maldonado M. , Vega-Ibarra L. A. , Diaz-Zavala N. P. , Meraz-Melo M. A. 

TITLE=Transition metal oxide nanocatalysts for the deoxygenation of palm oil to green diesel

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Chemical Engineering

VOLUME=Volume 6 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/chemical-engineering/articles/10.3389/fceng.2024.1334355

DOI=10.3389/fceng.2024.1334355

ISSN=2673-2718

ABSTRACT=The present work investigated the hydrodeoxygenation of palm oil by different nanocatalysts of oxides of transition metals, α -Fe2O3, NiO and NiFe2O4, synthesized by the method hot injection process. All nanomaterials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (DRX), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and dynamic light dispersion (DLS). The catalytic evaluation was carried out in a Parr-type reactor at 350 °C, 3.5 MPa of H2 pressure and 3 h of reaction. The liquid product obtained was analyzed by ultraviolet-visible light spectroscopy (UV-Vis) for the identification of the n-C16 generated during the reaction. The activity in the deoxygenation of fatty acids to produce n-C16 hydrocarbons has the following order α-Fe2O3 < NiFe2O4 < NiO.