Abstract
The Needs of healthy environment and green energy poses a great demand for alternative energy. Biofuel is one of the alternative energy products that are environmentally friendly. Biofuel can be made from plant oils, especially palm oil. Cracking of palm oil into biofuel is constrained by the availability of catalysts. Moreover the available catalyst still gives a low yield. This research aims to study the effect of Pt and Pd impregnation into HZSM-5 catalyst on the catalytic properties. Another aim is to obtain the operating conditions of the catalytic cracking process of palm oil into biofuel which gives the highest yield and selectivity, especially for biodiesel and biogasoline fractions. Catalytic cracking process was carried out in a micro fixed bed reactor with diameter of 1 cm and length of 16 cm. The reactor was filled with a catalyst. The results of the study successfully prove that Pt and Pd impregnated into HZSM-5 catalyst can increase the yield and selectivity of biodiesel. Pd and Pt are highly recommended to increase the yield and selectivity of biodiesel.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 81-90 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Scientific Study and Research: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Food Industry |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Biodiesel
- Biofuel
- Palm oil
- Pd/HZSM-5
- Pt/HZSM-5