Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-3-2015
Publication Title
Processes
Volume
3
Abstract
While HZSM-5 catalytic cracking of crop oil toward aromatics have been well documented, this work adds to this body of knowledge with a full acid byproduct analysis that provides improved mass balance closure along with a design of experiment optimization of reaction conditions. Fatty acids are an inevitable byproduct when converting any triglyceride oil, but are most often overlooked; despite the impact fatty acids have on downstream processing. Acid analysis verified that only short chain fatty acids, mainly acetic acid, were present in low quantities when all feed oil was reacted. When relatively high fatty acid amounts were present, these were mainly uncracked C16 and C18 fatty acids. Optimization is a balance of aromatics formation vs.unwanted gas products, coke and residual fatty acids. A design of experiments approach was used to provide insight into where the optimal reaction conditions reside for HZSM-5 facilitated reactions. These conditions can then form the basis for further development into a commercially viable process for the production of renewable aromatics and other byproducts.
Issue
2
First Page
222
Last Page
234
DOI
10.3390/pr3020222
ISSN
2227-9717
Rights
First published in Processes.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Clancy Kadrmas, Malhar Khambete, Evguenii Kozliak, et al.. "Optimizing the Production of Renewable Aromatics via Crop Oil Catalytic Cracking" (2015). Chemical Engineering Faculty Publications. 3.
https://commons.und.edu/che-fac/3