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Process Analysis of the Production of Biofuels-Like Fractions by Catalytic Cracking of Palm Oil: Effect of Catalyst Reuse and Reac-Tion Time of the Yield, Quality and Physical-Chemical Properties of OLP
Machado, N.T.; Mota, A.A.M.; Santanna, J.S.; Gama, V.J.P.; Zamian, J.R.; Borges, L.E.P.; Mota, S.A.P. Catalytic Cracking of Palm Oil: Effect of Catalyst Reuse and Reaction Time of the Quality of Biofuels-like Fractions. Energies2023, 16, 7063.
Machado, N.T.; Mota, A.A.M.; Santanna, J.S.; Gama, V.J.P.; Zamian, J.R.; Borges, L.E.P.; Mota, S.A.P. Catalytic Cracking of Palm Oil: Effect of Catalyst Reuse and Reaction Time of the Quality of Biofuels-like Fractions. Energies 2023, 16, 7063.
Machado, N.T.; Mota, A.A.M.; Santanna, J.S.; Gama, V.J.P.; Zamian, J.R.; Borges, L.E.P.; Mota, S.A.P. Catalytic Cracking of Palm Oil: Effect of Catalyst Reuse and Reaction Time of the Quality of Biofuels-like Fractions. Energies2023, 16, 7063.
Machado, N.T.; Mota, A.A.M.; Santanna, J.S.; Gama, V.J.P.; Zamian, J.R.; Borges, L.E.P.; Mota, S.A.P. Catalytic Cracking of Palm Oil: Effect of Catalyst Reuse and Reaction Time of the Quality of Biofuels-like Fractions. Energies 2023, 16, 7063.
Abstract
In this work, the influence of catalyst reuse and reaction time on the yield and quality of organic liquid products (OLP) obtained in a cracking pilot plant at 450 °C and 1.0 atm has been systematically investigated. The distillation of OLP produced 04 (four) distilled fractions. The quality of the biofuels was certified by physical-chemical analysis, as well as FT-IR and GC-MS analysis. The experimental results showed the feasibility of applying the spent sodium carbonate twice in catalytic cracking of vegetable oils. The physical-chemical properties (density, viscosity, acid value, saponification value, and flash point) of OLP decrease as the reaction time increases. The distillation of OLP yields 62.35% (wt.), producing green-like gasoline, kerosene, and diesel fractions rich in hydrocarbons. Therefore, biofuels-like fractions produced by distillation of OLP have a great potential for replacing partially petroleum derived fuels.
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