| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 156, 2018
The 24th Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE 2017)
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| Article Number | 03035 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Processes for Energy and Environment | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201815603035 | |
| Published online | 14 March 2018 | |
High Selectivity of Alkanes Production by Calcium Basic Soap Thermal Decarboxylation
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ITB, Department of Chemical Engineering, 40132 Bandung, Indonesia
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UKAW, Department of Agriculture Product Technology, 85000 Kupang, Indonesia
* Corresponding author: godlief17@students.itb.ac.id
Renewable fuel production from vegetable oil and fat or its fatty acids by direct decarboxylation has been widely reported. An innovative approach to produce drop-in fuel via thermal catalytic decarboxylation of basic soap derived from palm stearin reported in this research. The catalytic effect of the calcium and magnesium metals in the basic soap and its decarboxylation on drop-in fuel yield and product distribution was studied. The catalytic effect was tested in the temperature range up to 370°C and atmospheric pressure for 5 hours in a batch reactor. It has been proved that the calcium basic soap decarboxylation, effectively produce the drop-in fuel in carbon ranges C8 – C20, in which more than 78% selectivity toward alkane. Whereas, only 70% selectivity toward alkane has been resulted from the magnesium basic soap decarboxylation.
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