Palm oil deoxygenation with glycerol as a hydrogen donor for renewable fuel production using nickel-molybdenum catalysts: The effect of support

IF 7.2 2区工程技术 Q1 CHEMISTRY, APPLIED

Fuel Processing Technology Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI:10.1016/j.fuproc.2025.108196

Nitchakul Hongloi , Tawsif Rahman , Farshad Feyzbar-Khalkhali-Nejad , Chaiwat Prapainainar , Peerawat Wongsurakul , Emmanuel Aransiola , Lihua Zhang , Pascal Bargiela , Jonas Baltrusaitis , Paweena Prapainainar , Sushil Adhikari

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Abstract

Palm oil, one of the most widely used vegetable oils, offers significant potential as a sustainable feedstock for biofuel production. This study explores the deoxygenation of palm oil using glycerol as a hydrogen donor, with nickel‑molybdenum (NiMo) catalysts supported on commercial alumina (Al₂O₃), and zeolite (HZSM-5) comparing with self-prepared zirconia (ZrO₂). The catalysts were synthesized via incipient wetness impregnation and evaluated for their performance in biofuel production. NiMo/Al₂O₃ exhibited the lowest oxygen removal efficiency (68.5 %), while NiMo/HZSM-5 achieved a higher oxygen removal (74.3 %) but also demonstrated the highest coke formation. The type of support material influenced the resulting biofuel range, with NiMo/HZSM-5 and NiMo/ZrO₂ favoring jet fuel production, whereas NiMo/Al₂O₃ was more suitable for diesel production. Notably, NiMo/ZrO₂ exhibited the highest performance in palm oil deoxygenation while minimizing coke formation. These findings highlight NiMo/ZrO₂ as a promising catalyst for efficient and stable biofuel production, with the support material significantly influencing product yield and fuel quality.

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Fuel Processing Technology 工程技术-工程：化工

CiteScore

13.20

自引率

9.30%

发文量

398

审稿时长

26 days

期刊介绍： Fuel Processing Technology (FPT) deals with the scientific and technological aspects of converting fossil and renewable resources to clean fuels, value-added chemicals, fuel-related advanced carbon materials and by-products. In addition to the traditional non-nuclear fossil fuels, biomass and wastes, papers on the integration of renewables such as solar and wind energy and energy storage into the fuel processing processes, as well as papers on the production and conversion of non-carbon-containing fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia, are also welcome. While chemical conversion is emphasized, papers on advanced physical conversion processes are also considered for publication in FPT. Papers on the fundamental aspects of fuel structure and properties will also be considered.