Application of different molecular sieves in photothermal catalysis of Jatropha oil

Yijie Yang, Longlong Ma, Lumin Sun, Xinghua Zhang, Chao Gui, Yubao Chen

Abstract


The preparation of green and economical bio-aviation fuel is a priority for the sustainable development industry. In this study, Jatropha oil was used as a raw material to catalyze the conversion of raw material to aviation kerosene fraction by photothermal coupling under the conditions of light and low temperature. The correlations among conversion rate, target alkane selectivity, composition distribution, and catalyst microstructure were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), nitrogen (N2) adsorption and desorption, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), ammonia-temperature programmed desorption (NH3-TPD), ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis), and other characterization. The correlation between conversion and target alkane selectivity and composition distribution and catalyst microstructure was investigated, and different modification methods and different molecular sieve materials were selected. The results showed that the molecular sieves modified with the solid dispersion method could retain the structural stability of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and molecular sieves to a great extent while slightly enhancing the pore capacity and pore size of the catalyst to make it easier to adsorb reactants; the introduction of active metal platinum (Pt) could reduce the forbidden bandwidth of the catalyst, increase the weak acid amount of the catalyst, improve the adsorption capacity of hydrogen (H2), and thus improve the catalytic ability, resulting in a suitable catalyst for this study: P-21. The photothermal catalytic reaction of Jatropha oil using P-21 catalyst obtained 97.21% conversion and 74.99% selectivity of the target alkanes under the optimal process parameters. The results of this study provide effective catalyst parameters for research in the field of clean energy
Keywords: Jatropha oil, applications of molecular sievers, photothermal catalysis, biofuel
DOI: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20231605.7635

Citation: Yang Y J, Ma L L, Sun L M, Zhang X H, Gui C, Chen Y B. Application of different molecular sieves in photothermal catalysis of Jatropha oil. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2023; 16(5): 204-212.

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Jatropha oil, applications of molecular sievers, photothermal catalysis, biofuel

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