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

ABSTRACT: Untreated waste cooking oil (WCO) with significant levels of water and fatty acids (FFAs) was deoxygenated over Co₃O₄-La₂O₃/AC_nano catalysts under an inert flow of N₂ in a micro-batch closed system for the production of green diesel. The primary reaction mechanism was found to be the decarbonylation/decarboxylation (deCOx) pathway in the Co₃O₄-La₂O₃/AC_nano-catalyzed reaction. The effect of cobalt doping, catalyst loading, different deoxygenation (DO) systems, temperature and time were investigated. The results indicated that among the various cobalt doping levels (between 5 and 25 wt%), the maximum catalytic activity was exhibited with the Co : La ratio of 20 : 20 wt/wt%

SUBMITTER: Abdulkareem-Alsultan G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9049065 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature