Robust engineered catalyst for the conversion of brown grease to renewable diesel <i>via</i> decarboxylation/decarbonylation
A novel engineered Ni-Cu/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> 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.
Authors
- Brian Hogston
- Gilles Caboche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1038-2669)
- Eduardo Santillan‐Jimenez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1627-2719)
- Robert Pace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2764-2631)
- Olivier Heintz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5512-4973)
- Great C. Umenweke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6640-6116)
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne (FR)
- Université Bourgogne Europe (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc01451d
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Bioenergy Technologies Office