Chemoselective decarboxylation of ceiba oil to diesel-range alkanes over a red mud based catalyst under H<sub>2</sub>-free conditions
Nur Athirah Adzahar, N. Asikin-Mijan, Mohd Izham Saiman, G. Abdulkareem-Alsultan, Mohd Sufri Mastuli, Mohd Razali Shamsuddin, Y. H. Taufiq-Yap
Abstract
Concerns over global greenhouse gas emissions such as CO x and NO x as well as the depletion of petroleum fossil resources have motivated humankind to seek an alternative energy source known as green diesel.
Topics & Concepts
Diesel fuelCatalysisDeoxygenationHydrocarbonChemistrySelectivityYield (engineering)Organic chemistryNuclear chemistryMaterials scienceMetallurgyCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesExtraction and Separation ProcessesNanomaterials for catalytic reactions