Selective formation of hydrocarbon fuel substrates by cross-metathesis conversion of vegetable oils

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K04333
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 19020:Thermal engineering-related
• Research Institution: The University of Shiga Prefecture
• Principal Investigator: Yamane Koji 滋賀県立大学, 工学部, 教授 (10210501)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: バイオ炭化水素燃料 / オレフィンメタセシス変換 / 量子化学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The objective of this study is to selectively obtain an arbitrary hydrocarbon base material from vegetable oil, a triglyceride, using a cross-metathesis reaction with olefins. In this paper, the effects of the number of unsaturated double bonds, the number of olefin carbons, and the position of carbon double bonds in the vegetable oils used as reactants on the composition of the hydrocarbons produced were investigated. As a result, it was found that the higher the number of unsaturated double bonds, the lighter the hydrocarbon base material is.

Free Research Field

熱工学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究成果は、カーボンニュートラス燃料として重要度および要求が極めた高いバイオ燃料の中でも、既存の熱機関に利用できるバイオ炭化水素液体燃料の新規な製造方法を示すものであり、社会的インパクトは大きいと言える。