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Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.99, No.2, 435-446, 2021
Hydroprocessing of palm oil using Rh/HZSM-5 for the production of biojet fuel in a fixed bed reactor
The hydroprocessing of palm oil was performed in a continuous fixed bed reactor to produce biojet fuel. Rh/HZSM-5 was used as catalyst and was characterized by N(2)adsorption-desorption, x-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), NH3-temperature programmed desorption (NH3-TPD), and H-2-temperature programmed reduction (H-2-TPR). The effect of operating parameters including reaction temperature, molar ratio, and solvent on the yield of biojet and biodiesel was investigated. The catalyst deactivated rapidly in the solvent-free system due to carbon deposition. The application of 30% heptane in the feed maintained the conversion of palm oil above 90% for 8 hours. At 330 degrees C, the yield of liquid fuel product was slightly less than that obtained at 300 degrees C as more gaseous product was formed. The H-2-to-oil molar ratio of 158 at 300 degrees C was insufficient to maintain the reaction at high conversion. At 300 degrees C and a H-2-to-oil molar ratio of 316, the system was stable for the entire experimental period of 8 hours providing the biojet yield and selectivity of 15.3% and 28.5%, respectively. Although, this system was operated at a relatively low temperature for hydroprocessing, the productivity parameter of 0.60 kg product/Kg cat-h was significantly higher compared to the data provided in the literature.