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Biomass Chemical Engineering ›› 2021, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (1): 77-82.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5854.2021.01.011

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Preparation of High Density Fuel Through Dimerization of β-Pinene Catalyzed by HPMo/SBA-15

Fenghong XIANG1,2(), Ping ZHU3, Xiaoqin YANG1,2, Ying HOU1,2, Xiangyi LIU1,2, Juan XU1,2,*()   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Highly-Efficient Utilization of Forestry Biomass Resources in Southwest China(Southwest Forestry University), Kunming 650224, China
    2. College of Chemical Engineering, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
    3. Yunnan Province Special Equipment Safety Inspection and Research Institute, Kunming 650228, China
  • Received:2019-11-06 Online:2021-01-30 Published:2021-01-25
  • Contact: Juan XU E-mail:1768632087@qq.com;58045846@qq.com

Abstract:

The catalyst HPMo/SBA-15 was prepared by loading the phosphomolybdic acid(HPMo) on the SBA-15, which was prepared by tetraethyl orthosilicate and triblock copolymer(P123).The dimerization of β-pinene was catalyzed by HPMo/SBA-15, and then the dimer product was hydrogenated by Pd/C catalysis to produce high density fuel. The structure of HPMo/SBA-15 was characterized by FT-IR, XRD and N2 adsorption-desorption analysis. The catalytic performance of HPMo/SBA-15 catalysts with different loading amount for β-pinene dimerization was also studied. The results showed that the prepared HPMo/SBA-15 catalyst had mesoporous characteristics.HPMo dispersed evenly in the SBA-15 when the loading amount of HPMo ≤ 80%; when the loading amount was 100%, the HPMo was unevently distributed, aggregated on the surface of molecular sieves and blocked the hole, which resulted in the decrease of HPMo/SBA-15 surface area. The catalytic activity of 80% HPMo/SBA-15 was the highest, and the yield of dimer reached 63.3% after 4 h reaction at 150℃.The density and volume calorific value of high density fuel obtained from hydrogenated dimer product were similar to those of JP-10. However, the large viscosity, the high density fuel could not be used as fuel alone, could only be used as additives with other fuels.

Key words: HPMo/SBA-15, β-pinene, mesoporous material, dimer reaction, high density fuel

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