Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.84, No.2, 295-302, 2005
Catalytic conversion of fatty acids mixture to liquid fuels over mesoporous materials
The catalytic cracking activity of mesoporous materials for the production of biofuel from fatty acids mixture is reported. AlMCM-41 synthesized was ion-exchanged with calcium ions and this material showed better hydrothermal stability but was less selective in the yield of gasoline fraction. Aluminium-containing LPMM-41 showed improved hydrothermal stability with the optimum yield of 43 wt.% gasoline fraction in the liquid hydrocarbon fuel product.