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Biomass Chemical Engineering ›› 2023, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (2): 48-54.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5854.2023.02.006

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Preparation of Biodiesel by Selective Hydrodeoxygenation Methyl Oleate over Cu-Mo/C Catalyst

Cong YU, Shitao YU(), Lu LI   

  1. College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
  • Received:2022-03-24 Online:2023-03-30 Published:2023-03-28
  • Contact: Shitao YU E-mail:yushitaoqust@126.com

Abstract:

The Cu-Mo/C catalyst was prepared with ammonium molybdate tetrahydrate and copper nitrate trihydrate, and used for the selective hydrodeoxygenation reaction of methyl oleate. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray diffraction photoelectron spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. The optimal process for the preparation of biodiesel from methyl oleate catalyzed by Cu-Mo/C and the catalytic performance of Cu-Mo/C were investigated. The results of the study showed that the addition of Cu promoted the formation of Mo/C catalyst and the Mo2C and MoO2 component in the catalyst worked together. The oxygen vacancies on the MoO2 component could preferentially adsorb the C=O bond in the substrate and then Mo2C component hydrodeoxygenated it, avoiding the hydrogenation of C=C bond. The excellent performance of catalyst and the selectivity of unsaturated hydrocarbons were achieved. The conversion rate of methyl oleate reached 98.8%, and the selectivity of unsaturated hydrocarbons was 40.2% at reaction temperature of 280 ℃, hydrogen pressure of 2.5 MPa and reaction time of 3 h. The catalytic activity of Cu-Mo10/C was comparable to the noble metal Pd and commercial Mo/C catalysts, while the unsaturated hydrocarbon selectivity was higher as well as the good stability.

Key words: Cu-Mo/C, selective hydrodeoxygenation, oxygen vacancies, unsaturated hydrocarbons

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