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Catalytic Cracking of Palm Oil: Effect of Catalyst Reuse and Reaction Time of the Quality of Biofuels-like Fractions

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  • Nélio Teixeira Machado

    (Graduate Program of Natural Resources Engineering of Amazon, Campus Profissional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa № 1, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
    Faculty of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Campus Profissional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Corrêa № 1, Belém 66075-900, Brazil)

  • Andréia de Andrade Mancio da Mota

    (Graduate Program of Natural Resources Engineering of Amazon, Campus Profissional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa № 1, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
    Laboratory of Processes and Transformation of Materials (LPTM), Faculdade de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, Quadra 17, Bloco 4, Lote Especial, Marabá 68505-080, Brazil)

  • Jhuliana da Silva Santanna

    (Laboratory of Processes and Transformation of Materials (LPTM), Faculdade de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, Quadra 17, Bloco 4, Lote Especial, Marabá 68505-080, Brazil)

  • Valtiane de Jesus Pantoja da Gama

    (Laboratory of Processes and Transformation of Materials (LPTM), Faculdade de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, Quadra 17, Bloco 4, Lote Especial, Marabá 68505-080, Brazil)

  • José Roberto Zamian

    (Graduate Program in Chemistry Program, Faculty of Chemistry-UFPA, Rua Augusto Corrêa, № 1, CEP, Belém 66075-110, Brazil)

  • Luiz Eduardo Pizarro Borges

    (Laboratory of Catalyst Preparation and Catalytic Cracking, Section of Chemical Engineering-IME, Praça General Tibúrcio №. 80, CEP, Rio de Janeiro 22290-270, Brazil)

  • Silvio Alex Pereira da Mota

    (Graduate Program of Natural Resources Engineering of Amazon, Campus Profissional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa № 1, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
    Laboratory of Processes and Transformation of Materials (LPTM), Faculdade de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, Quadra 17, Bloco 4, Lote Especial, Marabá 68505-080, Brazil)

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This work systematically investigated 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. The distillation of OLP produced 04 (four) distilled fractions (gasoline, kerosene, and green diesel). The biofuels-like fractions are liquid mixtures with high content of hydrocarbons (alkanes, alkenes, and aromatics) with potential application as substitutes for fossil fuels in internal combustion motors. The quality of the biofuels was certified by physical-chemical analysis and FT-IR and GC-MS analysis. The experimental results showed the feasibility of applying the spent sodium carbonate twice in the 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, biofuel-like fractions produced by distillation of OLP have a great potential for replacing partially petroleum-derived fuels.

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  • Nélio Teixeira Machado & Andréia de Andrade Mancio da Mota & Jhuliana da Silva Santanna & Valtiane de Jesus Pantoja da Gama & José Roberto Zamian & Luiz Eduardo Pizarro Borges & Silvio Alex Pereira da, 2023. "Catalytic Cracking of Palm Oil: Effect of Catalyst Reuse and Reaction Time of the Quality of Biofuels-like Fractions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-37, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:20:p:7063-:d:1258509
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