Bleaching and Hydroprocessing of Algal Biomass-Derived Lipids to Produce Renewable Diesel Fuel

Kruger, Jacob S.; Christensen, Earl D.; Dong, Tao; Van Wychen, Stefanie; Fioroni, Gina M.; Pienkos, Philip T.; McCormick, Robert L.

doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b01867

Title: Bleaching and Hydroprocessing of Algal Biomass-Derived Lipids to Produce Renewable Diesel Fuel

Journal Article · Tue Aug 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Energy and Fuels

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b01867· OSTI ID:1395094

^[1]; Christensen, Earl D. ^[1];

^[1]; Van Wychen, Stefanie ^[1]; Fioroni, Gina M. ^[1]; Pienkos, Philip T. ^[1];

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National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Algal lipids represent a promising feedstock for production of renewable diesel, but there is little information available regarding the integration of pretreatment, extraction, and catalytic upgrading steps. In this work, we examined oil bleaching by two methods and the effects of bleaching on oil deoxygenation over Pd/C and hydroisomerization over Pt/SAPO-11 catalysts. The raw oil was completely deoxygenated and 90% denitrogenated after dilution to 25 wt % in hexanes. The bleaching operations (using either a polar adsorbent or concentrated H₃PO₄) removed 85-90% of the nitrogen and led to 95-99% nitrogen removal after deoxygenation. Oil processability was also improved by bleaching. Here, the bulk chemistry of the deoxygenation and isomerization was not strongly affected by bleaching, as post-isomerization products with cloud points less than -10 °C and boiling ranges within or close to specification for No. 2 diesel fuel were obtained through 10 h time on stream with or without bleaching.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1395094

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5100-70186

Journal Information:: Energy and Fuels, Vol. 31, Issue 10; ISSN 0887-0624

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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