| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
To produce hydrocarbons with linear carbon chain and even carbon number from inedible vegetable oil, e.g., palm oil fat acid distillate (PFAD), the novel catalysts with high selectivity for hydrodeoxygenation, and controlled activities for decarboxylation, isomerization, and cracking were developed. In the alumina-supported Mo-based catalysts, it was found that the kinds and addition amount of promoters significantly influenced the reaction pathways in hydrotreating of vegetable oil. Further, it was observed that the kinds of supports and their surface acid properties remarkably affected the formation and structure of active phases on Mo-based catalysts. Also, several catalysts with good performance were developed. A fixed bed flow reaction system with lab-scale was designed and manufactured, and the reaction results in the hydrotreating of PFAD showed > 95% of conversion of PFAD, and > 90% of selectivity of n-C16+n-C18, indicating that the target of this study was reached.
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