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Renewable diesel production from plant oils with sub- and supercritical fluid technology

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25660279
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Environmental agriculture(including landscape science)
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

SAKA Shiro  京都大学, エネルギー科学研究科, 教授 (50205697)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MINAMI Eiji  京都大学, 大学院エネルギー科学研究科, 助教 (00649204)
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywordsバイオマス / バイオ軽油 / 油脂 / 超(亜)臨界流体技術 / 水素添加 / 脱炭酸処理
Outline of Final Research Achievements

A new process for renewable diesel production from plant oils was studied, which involves hydrothermal hydrogenation and subsequent decarboxylation. As a result, the optimum condition of hydrothermal hydrogenation was found to be 270℃/5MPa (H2 pressure) in subcritical water with Pd/C catalyst for 1 hour. In this condition, triglycerides, main components of plant oils, were hydrolyzed and hydrogenated simultaneously into saturated fatty acids. Subsequently, saturated fatty acids were converted into hydrocarbons by decarboxylation reaction at 300℃/1MPa (H2 pressure) with Pd/C for 2 hours. Consequently, it was found that the composition of obtained hydrocarbons corresponded to the fatty acid composition of the plant oil used. The fact indicates that the composition of hydrocarbons can be changed to some extent by using various plant oils having different fatty acid composition.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2014 2013 Other

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Invited: 4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Evaluation of Indian milkweed (Calotropis gigantea) seed oil as alternative feedstock for biodiesel2014

    • Author(s)
      Zan Win Moh Moh Phoo, Luis F. Razon, Gerhard Knothe, Zul Ilham, Fadjar Goembira, Cynthia F. Madrazo, Susan A. Roces, Shiro Saka
    • Journal Title

      Industrial Crops and Products

      Volume: 54 Pages: 226-232

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.01.029

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 水熱反応での水素添加と脱炭酸による菜種油からのドロップインディーゼルの創製(Drop-in diesel production from rapeseed oil by hydrothermal hydrogenation and decarboxylation)2014

    • Author(s)
      洲上 唯一、南 英治、坂 志朗
    • Organizer
      第23回日本エネルギー学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡
    • Year and Date
      2014-07-19 – 2014-07-20
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] High pressure/temperature treatment to produce bioethanol and biodiesel2013

    • Author(s)
      Shiro Saka
    • Organizer
      6th International Symposium on High Pressure Processes Technology
    • Place of Presentation
      Hotel Metropol Palace, Belgrade, Serbia
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Biodiesel feedstocks and its production methods in Asia2013

    • Author(s)
      Shiro Saka
    • Organizer
      The 1st KORANET Biodiesel Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      Daemyung Resort Jeju, Jeju, Korea
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Advanced biodiesel and bioethanol production by high pressure/high temperature treatment2013

    • Author(s)
      Shiro Saka
    • Organizer
      6th Regional Conference on Chemical Engineering (6th RCCE)
    • Place of Presentation
      Century Park Hotel, Manila, Philippines
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Advanced bioethanol and biodiesel production by high pressure/high temperature treatment

    • Author(s)
      Shiro Saka
    • Organizer
      Priority Research Center Program
    • Place of Presentation
      Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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