Fixing cobalt metal onto mordenite through spray impregnation and its evaluation as a catalyst in transforming used coconut cooking oil into bio-jet fuel

Given the challenges posed by fossil-based jet fuel, research into bio-jet fuel production has intensified to achieve carbon neutrality. The present work reports a significant breakthrough with the successful conversion of used coconut cooking oil into bio-jet fuel utilizing a cobalt-impregnated mor...

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Main Authors: Aldino Javier Saviola, Karna Wijaya, Akhmad Syoufian, Marini Fairuz Vebryana, Widuri Anggraeni, Kharistya Rozana, Nono Darsono, Dita Adi Saputra, Wahyu Dita Saputri
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Published: Komunitas Ilmuwan dan Profesional Muslim Indonesia 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://cst.kipmi.or.id/journal/article/view/1535
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author Aldino Javier Saviola
Karna Wijaya
Akhmad Syoufian
Marini Fairuz Vebryana
Widuri Anggraeni
Kharistya Rozana
Nono Darsono
Dita Adi Saputra
Wahyu Dita Saputri
author_facet Aldino Javier Saviola
Karna Wijaya
Akhmad Syoufian
Marini Fairuz Vebryana
Widuri Anggraeni
Kharistya Rozana
Nono Darsono
Dita Adi Saputra
Wahyu Dita Saputri
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description Given the challenges posed by fossil-based jet fuel, research into bio-jet fuel production has intensified to achieve carbon neutrality. The present work reports a significant breakthrough with the successful conversion of used coconut cooking oil into bio-jet fuel utilizing a cobalt-impregnated mordenite catalyst. Cobalt was introduced to mordenite via the spray impregnation method at a concentration of 2% using a CoCl?·6H?O solution. The resultant catalyst was characterized using FTIR, XRD, NH?-TPD, SAA, FESEM-EDX Mapping, TEM, XPS, and TG/DTA instruments. Hydrotreatment was conducted in a semi-batch reactor at atmospheric pressure, employing H? gas at a flow rate of 20 mL/min and a catalyst-to-feed ratio of 1:200 (w/w) for a duration of 2 h. The addition of cobalt significantly enhanced the efficiency of the hydrotreatment by improving the catalytic performance of mordenite as a support material. The liquid product conversion and total bio-jet fuel yield obtained from the hydrotreatment of used coconut cooking oil using the Co/mordenite catalyst were 60.25% and 51.11%, respectively. The highest selectivity for bio-jet fuel was observed in fraction II (450–550 °C) at 88.90%. This catalyst exhibited sustained performance over three consecutive runs, indicating its potential application in the future biofuel industry. Altogether, this research reveals the possibility of employing used coconut cooking oil as a sustainable and promising feedstock to be converted into bio-jet fuel by hydrodeoxygenation and/or hydrocracking reactions.
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spelling doaj.art-f6ff0a83923c489c9f9e2ef0b51a177d2025-01-04T01:17:06ZengKomunitas Ilmuwan dan Profesional Muslim IndonesiaCommunications in Science and Technology2502-92582502-92662024-12-019235636510.21924/cst.9.2.2024.15351535Fixing cobalt metal onto mordenite through spray impregnation and its evaluation as a catalyst in transforming used coconut cooking oil into bio-jet fuelAldino Javier Saviola0Karna Wijaya1Akhmad Syoufian2Marini Fairuz Vebryana3Widuri Anggraeni4Kharistya Rozana5Nono Darsono6Dita Adi Saputra7Wahyu Dita Saputri8Department of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia; Directorate of Laboratory Management, Research Facilities, and Science and Technology Park, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Yogyakarta 55281, IndonesiaResearch Center for Energy Conversion and Conservation, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Banten 15314, IndonesiaResearch Center for Energy Conversion and Conservation, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Banten 15314, IndonesiaResearch Center for Climate and Atmosphere, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Bandung 40135, IndonesiaGiven the challenges posed by fossil-based jet fuel, research into bio-jet fuel production has intensified to achieve carbon neutrality. The present work reports a significant breakthrough with the successful conversion of used coconut cooking oil into bio-jet fuel utilizing a cobalt-impregnated mordenite catalyst. Cobalt was introduced to mordenite via the spray impregnation method at a concentration of 2% using a CoCl?·6H?O solution. The resultant catalyst was characterized using FTIR, XRD, NH?-TPD, SAA, FESEM-EDX Mapping, TEM, XPS, and TG/DTA instruments. Hydrotreatment was conducted in a semi-batch reactor at atmospheric pressure, employing H? gas at a flow rate of 20 mL/min and a catalyst-to-feed ratio of 1:200 (w/w) for a duration of 2 h. The addition of cobalt significantly enhanced the efficiency of the hydrotreatment by improving the catalytic performance of mordenite as a support material. The liquid product conversion and total bio-jet fuel yield obtained from the hydrotreatment of used coconut cooking oil using the Co/mordenite catalyst were 60.25% and 51.11%, respectively. The highest selectivity for bio-jet fuel was observed in fraction II (450–550 °C) at 88.90%. This catalyst exhibited sustained performance over three consecutive runs, indicating its potential application in the future biofuel industry. Altogether, this research reveals the possibility of employing used coconut cooking oil as a sustainable and promising feedstock to be converted into bio-jet fuel by hydrodeoxygenation and/or hydrocracking reactions.https://cst.kipmi.or.id/journal/article/view/1535bio-jet fuelcobaltmordeniteused coconut cooking oilhydrotreatment
spellingShingle Aldino Javier Saviola
Karna Wijaya
Akhmad Syoufian
Marini Fairuz Vebryana
Widuri Anggraeni
Kharistya Rozana
Nono Darsono
Dita Adi Saputra
Wahyu Dita Saputri
Fixing cobalt metal onto mordenite through spray impregnation and its evaluation as a catalyst in transforming used coconut cooking oil into bio-jet fuel
Communications in Science and Technology
bio-jet fuel
cobalt
mordenite
used coconut cooking oil
hydrotreatment
title Fixing cobalt metal onto mordenite through spray impregnation and its evaluation as a catalyst in transforming used coconut cooking oil into bio-jet fuel
title_full Fixing cobalt metal onto mordenite through spray impregnation and its evaluation as a catalyst in transforming used coconut cooking oil into bio-jet fuel
title_fullStr Fixing cobalt metal onto mordenite through spray impregnation and its evaluation as a catalyst in transforming used coconut cooking oil into bio-jet fuel
title_full_unstemmed Fixing cobalt metal onto mordenite through spray impregnation and its evaluation as a catalyst in transforming used coconut cooking oil into bio-jet fuel
title_short Fixing cobalt metal onto mordenite through spray impregnation and its evaluation as a catalyst in transforming used coconut cooking oil into bio-jet fuel
title_sort fixing cobalt metal onto mordenite through spray impregnation and its evaluation as a catalyst in transforming used coconut cooking oil into bio jet fuel
topic bio-jet fuel
cobalt
mordenite
used coconut cooking oil
hydrotreatment
url https://cst.kipmi.or.id/journal/article/view/1535
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