Preparation of Biofuel from Palm Oil Catalyzed by Ammonium Molybdate in Homogeneous Phase
Producing transportation fuels from bio sources was of prime importance due to the strict environmental legislations for producing clean fuels from conventional oil resources. However, the economical impacts of the biofuel production should be considered. In this study, the production of bio-naphtha...
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| description | Producing transportation fuels from bio sources was of prime importance due to the strict environmental legislations for producing clean fuels from conventional oil resources. However, the economical impacts of the biofuel production should be considered. In this study, the production of bio-naphtha and biodiesel from palm oil using homogeneous catalyst, i.e. an aqueous phase of ammonium molybdate, was studied. This catalyst was prepared by dissolving sodium molybdate in de-ionized water with hydrochloric acid, and then neutralizing the mixture with ammonium hydroxide. The solution was dried at 90 °C for 24 h to obtain ammonium molybdate. Then, characterization of the catalyst was done by informative techniques, such as XRD and FT-IR. The results showed that the main phase of the synthesized catalyst was molybdate ammonium hydrates (4MoO3.2NH3.H2O), and also bands of Mo–O, Mo–O–Mo, N–H and surface hydroxyl groups were observed in the sample. Moreover, activity test confirms that the bio-naphtha produced from the proposed method has a few aromatic components, and its sulfur content was negligible. Moreover, ash, nitrogen, sulfur and carbon residue were not detected in the produced biodiesel, and its Cetane index was 66.3. Therefore, it was a suitable fuel for diesel engines vehicles. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-383972846c5a4136b999d76bcde4b7202023-09-22T03:47:56ZengMasyarakat Katalis Indonesia - Indonesian Catalyst Society (MKICS)Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis1978-29932017-04-01121495410.9767/bcrec.12.1.486.49-54559Preparation of Biofuel from Palm Oil Catalyzed by Ammonium Molybdate in Homogeneous PhaseSepehr Sadighi0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0723-4953Seyed Kamal Masoudian Targhi1Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Catalysis Research Division, P.O. Box 14665137, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic ofResearch Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Catalysis Research Division, P.O. Box 14665137, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic ofProducing transportation fuels from bio sources was of prime importance due to the strict environmental legislations for producing clean fuels from conventional oil resources. However, the economical impacts of the biofuel production should be considered. In this study, the production of bio-naphtha and biodiesel from palm oil using homogeneous catalyst, i.e. an aqueous phase of ammonium molybdate, was studied. This catalyst was prepared by dissolving sodium molybdate in de-ionized water with hydrochloric acid, and then neutralizing the mixture with ammonium hydroxide. The solution was dried at 90 °C for 24 h to obtain ammonium molybdate. Then, characterization of the catalyst was done by informative techniques, such as XRD and FT-IR. The results showed that the main phase of the synthesized catalyst was molybdate ammonium hydrates (4MoO3.2NH3.H2O), and also bands of Mo–O, Mo–O–Mo, N–H and surface hydroxyl groups were observed in the sample. Moreover, activity test confirms that the bio-naphtha produced from the proposed method has a few aromatic components, and its sulfur content was negligible. Moreover, ash, nitrogen, sulfur and carbon residue were not detected in the produced biodiesel, and its Cetane index was 66.3. Therefore, it was a suitable fuel for diesel engines vehicles.https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/bcrec/article/view/486biodieselpalm oilammonium molybdatehydrogenationcatalyst |
| spellingShingle | Sepehr Sadighi Seyed Kamal Masoudian Targhi Preparation of Biofuel from Palm Oil Catalyzed by Ammonium Molybdate in Homogeneous Phase Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis biodiesel palm oil ammonium molybdate hydrogenation catalyst |
| title | Preparation of Biofuel from Palm Oil Catalyzed by Ammonium Molybdate in Homogeneous Phase |
| title_full | Preparation of Biofuel from Palm Oil Catalyzed by Ammonium Molybdate in Homogeneous Phase |
| title_fullStr | Preparation of Biofuel from Palm Oil Catalyzed by Ammonium Molybdate in Homogeneous Phase |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparation of Biofuel from Palm Oil Catalyzed by Ammonium Molybdate in Homogeneous Phase |
| title_short | Preparation of Biofuel from Palm Oil Catalyzed by Ammonium Molybdate in Homogeneous Phase |
| title_sort | preparation of biofuel from palm oil catalyzed by ammonium molybdate in homogeneous phase |
| topic | biodiesel palm oil ammonium molybdate hydrogenation catalyst |
| url | https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/bcrec/article/view/486 |
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