Ooi, Xian Yih and Oi, Lee Eng and Choo, Min Yee and Ong, Hwai Chyuan and Lee, Hwei Voon and Show, Pau Loke and Lin, Yu Chuan and Juan, Joon Ching (2019) Efficient deoxygenation of triglycerides to hydrocarbon-biofuel over mesoporous Al2O3-TiO2 catalyst. Fuel Processing Technology, 194. p. 106120. ISSN 0378-3820, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2019.106120.
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The renewable hydrocarbon-like biofuel from biomass is crucial to substitute fossil fuel. A series of mesoporous Al2O3-TiO2 mixed oxide catalysts with different TiO2 content (0.1Ti-0.9Al, 0.2Ti-0.8Al and 0.3Ti-0.7Al) have been synthesized. The physicochemical properties of the catalysts were characterized by XRD, FESEM-EDX, BET, FTIR, NH3-TPD, FTIR-Py, and TGA. The deoxygenation (DO) of triglyceride (i.e. triolein) was carried out in the absence of hydrogen and solvent. The mesoporous Al2O3-TiO2 catalysts showed high catalytic activity performance as compared to that of Al2O3 and TiO2. It was found that 0.2Ti-0.8Al catalyst exhibited the highest conversion (76.86%), and selectivity (27.26%) toward n-C15 + n-C17 at 380 °C after 4 h. The excellence performance of mesoporous Al2O3-TiO2 was attributed to its acidity, mesoporosity and larger surface area. The results reveal that the mesoporous Al2O3-TiO2 catalyst is a promising catalyst for the synthesis of hydrocarbon-like biofuel. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (FRGS Grant, FP029-2017A), University of Malaya ( ST009-2017 , ST014-2017 and PV008-2017 ) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Mesoporous Al2O3-TiO2; Deoxygenation; Triglyceride; Hydrocarbon; Biofuel |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office > Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Feb 2020 00:46 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Feb 2020 00:46 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/23786 |
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