%T Hydrodeoxygenation of oleic acid into n- and iso-paraffin biofuel using zeolite supported fluoro-oxalate modified molybdenum catalyst: Kinetics study
%I Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
%V 50
%A O.B. Ayodele
%A H.U. Farouk
%A J. Mohammed
%A Y. Uemura
%A W.M.A.W. Daud
%P 142-152
%X The activity of zeolite supported fluoride-ion functionalized molybdenum-oxalate catalyst (FMoOx/Zeol) and its kinetic study on the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of oleic acid (OA) is presented in this report. The FMoOx/Zeol was synthesized via simple dissolution method and characterized. The results revealed formation of highly reactive octahedral Mo species with enhanced textural and morphological properties. The FMoOx/Zeol activity on the HDO of OA at the best observed experimental conditions of 360°C, 30mg FMoOx/Zeol and 20 bar produces 64 n-C18H38 and 30 iso-C18H38 in 60min. The acidity of FMoOx/Zeol was responsible for the production of the iso-C18H38. The kinetic data showed that sequential hydrogenation of OA into stearic acid (SA) was faster than the HDO of SA into biofuel with activation energies of 98.7 and 130.3kJ/mol, respectively. The reusability studies showed consistency after three consecutive runs amounting to 180min reaction time. The results are encouraging towards industrial application. © 2015 Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers.
%K Activation energy; Catalysts; Fluorine compounds; Isomerization; Kinetics; Molybdenum; Oleic acid; Oxalic acid; Reusability; Zeolites, Dissolution methods; Experimental conditions; Functionalized; Hydrodeoxygenation; Kinetic study; Kinetics studies; Molybdenum catalyst; Morphological properties, Biofuels
%D 2015
%R 10.1016/j.jtice.2014.12.014
%O cited By 30
%J Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
%L scholars5951