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Robust engineered catalyst for the conversion of brown grease to renewable diesel via decarboxylation/decarbonylation

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: decarboxylation/decarbonylation catalyst achieved quantitative conversion of brown grease, excellent yield of diesel-like hydrocarbons, effective heteroatom removal, and remarkable resistance to deactivation for hundreds of hours on stream. This offers an industrial alternative to hydrotreating for transforming waste oleaginous feedstocks into renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.

Source: Chemical Communications

DOI: 10.1039/d5cc01451d

Authors: Great C. Umenweke, Brian Hogston, Olivier Heintz, Gilles Caboche, Robert B. Pace, Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez

Institutions: University of Kentucky, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, Université Bourgogne Europe

Language: English

Topic: Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

Subfield: Mechanical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: hybrid