Single-Step Process for Production of Branched, Cyclic, Aromatic, and Cracked Hydrocarbons from Fatty Acids

摘要

A catalytic process is provided which produces in a single reaction branched, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, or cracked straight-chain hydrocarbons, from fatty acids in which the fatty acids are reacted over a multifunctional catalyst and undergo both decarboxylation and a further transformation (isomerization, cyclization, aromatization, or cracking) to form reaction products useful as fuels and for other applications that require a source of energy, or as feedstock for hydrocarbon-based commercial products such as surfactants, solvents and lubricants.

主权项

1. A process for a catalytic reaction for the production of hydrocarbons from at least one fatty acid forming hydrocarbon reaction products, comprising the steps of:
contacting fatty acids reactants with a. supported catalyst, the catalyst comprising a. metal component over a support, the metal being chosen from the group platinum, palladium and nickel, the support being chosen from the group alumina, silicoalumina, aluminosilicate zeolite, and silicoaltiminophosphate, and mixtures thereof; and isolating hydrocarbon reaction products; wherein the metal comprises about 3% -5% by weight of the catalyst, and the surface area of the support is about 50 m2/g-480 m2/g.