Towards quantitative conversion of microalgae oil to diesel-range alkanes with bifunctional catalysts

  • Baoxiang Peng
  • , Yuan Yao
  • , Chen Zhao
  • , Johannes A. Lercher*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Diesel oil from microalgae oil: An approach for selective conversion of crude microalgae oil to diesel-range alkanes is reported using Ni nanoclusters supported on zeolite catalysts (see picture). The cascade of catalyzed reactions for microalgae oil conversion is based on a metal-catalytic function for the integrated hydrogenolysis, hydrogenation, and decarbonylation as well as an acid-catalytic function for dehydration and isomerization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2072-2075
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Feb 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • green chemistry
  • hydrogenolysis
  • supported catalysts
  • zeolites

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