Biofuel production from catalytic cracking of woody oils

The catalytic cracking reactions of several kinds of woody oils have been studied. The products were analyzed by GC–MS and FTIR and show the formation of olefins, paraffins and carboxylic acids. Several kinds of catalysts were compared. It was found that the fraction distribution of product was modi...

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Published in:Bioresource technology 2010-07, Vol.101 (14), p.5586-5591
Main Authors: Xu, Junming, Jiang, Jianchun, Chen, Jie, Sun, Yunjuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alkenes - chemistry
Biofuel
Biofuel production
Biofuels
Biological and medical sciences
Biotechnology
Biotechnology - methods
Carboxylic Acids - chemistry
Catalysis
Catalytic cracking
Energy
Equipment Design
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry - methods
Gasoline
Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects
Oils - chemistry
Paraffin - chemistry
Petroleum
Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared - methods
Temperature
Wood
Woody oils
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Summary:The catalytic cracking reactions of several kinds of woody oils have been studied. The products were analyzed by GC–MS and FTIR and show the formation of olefins, paraffins and carboxylic acids. Several kinds of catalysts were compared. It was found that the fraction distribution of product was modified by using base catalysts such as CaO. The products from woody oils showed good cold flow properties compared with diesel used in China. The results presented in this work have shown that the catalytic cracking of woody oils generates fuels that have physical and chemical properties comparable to those specified for petroleum based fuels.
ISSN:0960-8524
1873-2976
DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.148