Abstract
Catalytic deoxygenation of palmitic and stearic acids mixture was studied over four synthesized Pd catalysts supported on synthetic carbon (Sibunit) in a semibatch reactor and dodecane as a solvent at 260-300 °C. The catalysts were prepared by precipitation deposition method using Pd chlorides as metal precursors. All catalysts contained 1 wt.% Pd, however, the metal dispersion was systematically varied. An optimum metal dispersion giving the highest reaction rate was observed. The main liquid phase products were n-heptadecane and n-pentadecane, which were formed in parallel. In addition to the particle size effect the impact of mass transfer was elucidated and a detail discussion on temperature programmed desorption of CO from the fresh and spent samples was provided.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 100-108 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Applied Catalysis A: General |
Volume | 355 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Feb 2009 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Deoxygenation
- Fatty acid
- Palladium