Abstract
Fatty acid decarboxylation was studied in a semibatch reactor over 1 wt.% Pd/C (Sibunit) using five different fatty acids, C17-C20 and C22, as feeds. The same decarboxylation rates were obtained for pure fatty acids, whereas extensive catalyst poisoning and/or sintering and coking occurred with low purity fatty acids as reactants. One reason for catalyst poisoning using behenic acid (C22) as a feedstock was its high phosphorus content. The decarboxylation rate of fatty acids decreased also with increasing fatty acid to metal ratio.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 28-31 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Catalysis Today |
Volume | 150 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 26 Feb 2010 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Decarboxylation
- Fatty acids
- Mesoporous carbon
- Palladium