Hydrodeoxygenation of vegetable oil in batch reactor: Experimental considerations

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2019.12.022

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2020, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (6): 1670-1683.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2019.12.022

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Hydrodeoxygenation of vegetable oil in batch reactor: Experimental considerations

Alexis K. Noriega¹, Alexis Tirado¹, Cecilia Méndez², Gustavo Marroquín², Jorge Ancheyta²

1 Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada Unidad Legaria, Legaria 694, Col. Irrigación 11500, Mexico;
2 Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas Norte 152, San Bartolo Atepehuacan 07730, Mexico

Received:2019-09-19 Revised:2019-11-05 Online:2020-07-29 Published:2020-06-28
Contact: Jorge Ancheyta
Supported by:
Authors thank the Mexican Institute of Petroleum for supporting this research project. A.N., A.T. and C.M. also thank Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) for the Ph.D. and MSc scholarship grant.

Hydrodeoxygenation of vegetable oil in batch reactor: Experimental considerations

Alexis K. Noriega¹, Alexis Tirado¹, Cecilia Méndez², Gustavo Marroquín², Jorge Ancheyta²

1 Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada Unidad Legaria, Legaria 694, Col. Irrigación 11500, Mexico;
2 Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas Norte 152, San Bartolo Atepehuacan 07730, Mexico

通讯作者: Jorge Ancheyta
基金资助:
Authors thank the Mexican Institute of Petroleum for supporting this research project. A.N., A.T. and C.M. also thank Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) for the Ph.D. and MSc scholarship grant.

Abstract

Abstract: The generation of reliable experimental data in any experimental scale requires proper procedures not only for the reaction step but also for the feed preparation, separation, and characterization of products as well as calculations of conversion and product yields. Batch reactor is the most used experimental setup for carrying out exploratory studies for catalyst screening and development. This work is focused on describing and discussing a step-by-step methodology for conducting experiments for catalytic hydrotreating of vegetable oils in batch reactor. The proposed methodology considers literature and own experiences on advantages and disadvantages of different feed types, catalysts, experimental setup and procedures, effect of reaction parameters, separation and characterization of products, and calculations.

Key words: Vegetable oils, Hydrotreating, Batch reactor

摘要： The generation of reliable experimental data in any experimental scale requires proper procedures not only for the reaction step but also for the feed preparation, separation, and characterization of products as well as calculations of conversion and product yields. Batch reactor is the most used experimental setup for carrying out exploratory studies for catalyst screening and development. This work is focused on describing and discussing a step-by-step methodology for conducting experiments for catalytic hydrotreating of vegetable oils in batch reactor. The proposed methodology considers literature and own experiences on advantages and disadvantages of different feed types, catalysts, experimental setup and procedures, effect of reaction parameters, separation and characterization of products, and calculations.

关键词: Vegetable oils, Hydrotreating, Batch reactor

Alexis K. Noriega, Alexis Tirado, Cecilia Méndez, Gustavo Marroquín, Jorge Ancheyta. Hydrodeoxygenation of vegetable oil in batch reactor: Experimental considerations[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2020, 28(6): 1670-1683.

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