Efficient deoxygenation of waste cooking oil over Co3O4-La2O3-doped activated carbon for the production of diesel-like fuel

Untreated waste cooking oil (WCO) with significant levels of water and fatty acids (FFAs) was deoxygenated over Co3O4-La2O3/ACnano catalysts under inert flow N2 condition and micro-batch closed system for production of green diesel. The primary reaction mechanism was found to be prefer in decarbonyl...

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Main Authors: Abdulkareem Ghassan Alsultan, Nurul Asikin Mijan, G. Mustafa–Alsultan, Hwei Voon Lee, Karen Wilson, Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin
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Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2020
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Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25313/1/Efficient%20deoxygenation%20of%20waste%20cooking%20oil%20over%20Co3O4-La2O3-doped%20activated%20carbon%20for%20the%20production%20of%20diesel-like%20fuel.pdf
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author Abdulkareem Ghassan Alsultan
Nurul Asikin Mijan
G. Mustafa–Alsultan
Hwei Voon Lee
Karen Wilson
Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin
author_facet Abdulkareem Ghassan Alsultan
Nurul Asikin Mijan
G. Mustafa–Alsultan
Hwei Voon Lee
Karen Wilson
Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin
author_sort Abdulkareem Ghassan Alsultan
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description Untreated waste cooking oil (WCO) with significant levels of water and fatty acids (FFAs) was deoxygenated over Co3O4-La2O3/ACnano catalysts under inert flow N2 condition and micro-batch closed system for production of green diesel. The primary reaction mechanism was found to be prefer in decarbonylation/decarboxylation (deCOx) pathway over the Co3O4-La2O3/ACnano catalyzed reaction. Effect of cobalt doping, catalyst loading, different deoxygenation (DO) systems, temperature and time were investigated. Results indicated that varying the cobalt doping levels (between 5 and 25 wt.%) have revealed a maximum catalytic activity for the Co:La ratio of 20:20 wt/wt. % . DO under N2 flow condition yielded 58% of hydrocarbons with majority diesel-range (n-(C15+C17)) selectivity (~63%) using 3 wt.% catalyst loading at a temperature 350 °C within 180 min. Interestingly, 1 wt.% of catalyst under micro-batch closed system yielded 96% of hydrocarbon with 93% n-(C15+C17) selectivity within 60 min at 330°C, 38.4 wt.% of FFA and 5% of water content. An examination of WCOs under series of FFA (0-20%) and water content (0.5-20 wt.%) indicated an enhanced yield of green diesel, and increased involvement of the deCOx mechanism. High water content was found to fasten the decomposition of triglycerides into FFAs and promote DO reaction. The present work demonstrates that WCOs with significant levels of water and FFAs, generated by the food industries, can provide an economical and naturally replenished raw material for the production of diesel.
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spelling ums.eprints-253132022-01-10T07:53:53Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25313/ Efficient deoxygenation of waste cooking oil over Co3O4-La2O3-doped activated carbon for the production of diesel-like fuel Abdulkareem Ghassan Alsultan Nurul Asikin Mijan G. Mustafa–Alsultan Hwei Voon Lee Karen Wilson Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin QD Chemistry Untreated waste cooking oil (WCO) with significant levels of water and fatty acids (FFAs) was deoxygenated over Co3O4-La2O3/ACnano catalysts under inert flow N2 condition and micro-batch closed system for production of green diesel. The primary reaction mechanism was found to be prefer in decarbonylation/decarboxylation (deCOx) pathway over the Co3O4-La2O3/ACnano catalyzed reaction. Effect of cobalt doping, catalyst loading, different deoxygenation (DO) systems, temperature and time were investigated. Results indicated that varying the cobalt doping levels (between 5 and 25 wt.%) have revealed a maximum catalytic activity for the Co:La ratio of 20:20 wt/wt. % . DO under N2 flow condition yielded 58% of hydrocarbons with majority diesel-range (n-(C15+C17)) selectivity (~63%) using 3 wt.% catalyst loading at a temperature 350 °C within 180 min. Interestingly, 1 wt.% of catalyst under micro-batch closed system yielded 96% of hydrocarbon with 93% n-(C15+C17) selectivity within 60 min at 330°C, 38.4 wt.% of FFA and 5% of water content. An examination of WCOs under series of FFA (0-20%) and water content (0.5-20 wt.%) indicated an enhanced yield of green diesel, and increased involvement of the deCOx mechanism. High water content was found to fasten the decomposition of triglycerides into FFAs and promote DO reaction. The present work demonstrates that WCOs with significant levels of water and FFAs, generated by the food industries, can provide an economical and naturally replenished raw material for the production of diesel. Royal Society of Chemistry 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25313/1/Efficient%20deoxygenation%20of%20waste%20cooking%20oil%20over%20Co3O4-La2O3-doped%20activated%20carbon%20for%20the%20production%20of%20diesel-like%20fuel.pdf Abdulkareem Ghassan Alsultan and Nurul Asikin Mijan and G. Mustafa–Alsultan and Hwei Voon Lee and Karen Wilson and Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin (2020) Efficient deoxygenation of waste cooking oil over Co3O4-La2O3-doped activated carbon for the production of diesel-like fuel. RSC Advances, 10. pp. 4996-5009. ISSN 2046-2069 https://doi.org/10.1039/C9RA09516K
spellingShingle QD Chemistry
Abdulkareem Ghassan Alsultan
Nurul Asikin Mijan
G. Mustafa–Alsultan
Hwei Voon Lee
Karen Wilson
Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin
Efficient deoxygenation of waste cooking oil over Co3O4-La2O3-doped activated carbon for the production of diesel-like fuel
title Efficient deoxygenation of waste cooking oil over Co3O4-La2O3-doped activated carbon for the production of diesel-like fuel
title_full Efficient deoxygenation of waste cooking oil over Co3O4-La2O3-doped activated carbon for the production of diesel-like fuel
title_fullStr Efficient deoxygenation of waste cooking oil over Co3O4-La2O3-doped activated carbon for the production of diesel-like fuel
title_full_unstemmed Efficient deoxygenation of waste cooking oil over Co3O4-La2O3-doped activated carbon for the production of diesel-like fuel
title_short Efficient deoxygenation of waste cooking oil over Co3O4-La2O3-doped activated carbon for the production of diesel-like fuel
title_sort efficient deoxygenation of waste cooking oil over co3o4 la2o3 doped activated carbon for the production of diesel like fuel
topic QD Chemistry
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25313/1/Efficient%20deoxygenation%20of%20waste%20cooking%20oil%20over%20Co3O4-La2O3-doped%20activated%20carbon%20for%20the%20production%20of%20diesel-like%20fuel.pdf
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