Palm oil, one of the most widely used vegetable oils, offers significant potential as a sustainable feedstock for biofuel production. This study explores the deoxygenation of palm oil using glycerol as a hydrogen donor, with nickel-molybdenum (NiMo) catalysts supported on commercial alumina (Al2O3), and zeolite (HZSM-5) comparing with self-prepared zirconia (ZrO2). The catalysts were synthesized via incipient wetness impregnation and evaluated for their performance in biofuel production. NiMo/Al2O3 exhibited the lowest oxygen removal efficiency (68.5 %), while NiMo/HZSM-5 achieved a higher oxygen removal (74.3 %) but also demonstrated the highest coke formation. The type of support material influenced the resulting biofuel range, with NiMo/HZSM-5 and NiMo/ZrO2 favoring jet fuel production, whereas NiMo/Al2O3 was more suitable for diesel production. Notably, NiMo/ZrO2 exhibited the highest performance in palm oil deoxygenation while minimizing coke formation. These findings highlight NiMo/ZrO2 as a promising catalyst for efficient and stable biofuel production, with the support material significantly influencing product yield and fuel quality.
Hongloi, Nitchakul, et al. "Palm oil deoxygenation with glycerol as a hydrogen donor for renewable fuel production using nickel-molybdenum catalysts: The effect of support." Fuel Processing Technology, vol. 270, Feb. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2025.108196
Hongloi, Nitchakul, Rahman, Tawsif, Feyzbar-Khalkhali-Nejad, Farshad, et al., "Palm oil deoxygenation with glycerol as a hydrogen donor for renewable fuel production using nickel-molybdenum catalysts: The effect of support," Fuel Processing Technology 270 (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2025.108196
@article{osti_2549235,
author = {Hongloi, Nitchakul and Rahman, Tawsif and Feyzbar-Khalkhali-Nejad, Farshad and Prapainainar, Chaiwat and Wongsurakul, Peerawat and Aransiola, Emmanuel and Zhang, Lihua and Bargiela, Pascal and Baltrusaitis, Jonas and Prapainainar, Paweena and others},
title = {Palm oil deoxygenation with glycerol as a hydrogen donor for renewable fuel production using nickel-molybdenum catalysts: The effect of support},
annote = {Palm oil, one of the most widely used vegetable oils, offers significant potential as a sustainable feedstock for biofuel production. This study explores the deoxygenation of palm oil using glycerol as a hydrogen donor, with nickel-molybdenum (NiMo) catalysts supported on commercial alumina (Al2O3), and zeolite (HZSM-5) comparing with self-prepared zirconia (ZrO2). The catalysts were synthesized via incipient wetness impregnation and evaluated for their performance in biofuel production. NiMo/Al2O3 exhibited the lowest oxygen removal efficiency (68.5 %), while NiMo/HZSM-5 achieved a higher oxygen removal (74.3 %) but also demonstrated the highest coke formation. The type of support material influenced the resulting biofuel range, with NiMo/HZSM-5 and NiMo/ZrO2 favoring jet fuel production, whereas NiMo/Al2O3 was more suitable for diesel production. Notably, NiMo/ZrO2 exhibited the highest performance in palm oil deoxygenation while minimizing coke formation. These findings highlight NiMo/ZrO2 as a promising catalyst for efficient and stable biofuel production, with the support material significantly influencing product yield and fuel quality.},
doi = {10.1016/j.fuproc.2025.108196},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2549235},
journal = {Fuel Processing Technology},
issn = {ISSN 0378-3820},
volume = {270},
place = {United States},
publisher = {Elsevier},
year = {2025},
month = {02}}
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