Hydrotreating rice bran oil for biofuel production

Hydrotreating technique is one of the most promising method for producing high quality of biofuels from plant oils. Here, the non-esculent rice bran oil was subjected to hydrotreatment in a high pressure cata-test unit, using sulfided NiMo/Al2O3, catalyst, under various pressures, temperatures and l...

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Main Authors: Salwa A. El Khatib, Samia A. Hanafi, Youssef Barakat, Eslam F. Al-Amrousi
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Language:English
Published: Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute 2018-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062118301181
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author Salwa A. El Khatib
Samia A. Hanafi
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description Hydrotreating technique is one of the most promising method for producing high quality of biofuels from plant oils. Here, the non-esculent rice bran oil was subjected to hydrotreatment in a high pressure cata-test unit, using sulfided NiMo/Al2O3, catalyst, under various pressures, temperatures and liquid hourly space velocities. The influence of each of these factors on the qualities and quantities of the acquired products was investigated, and the operating conditions were optimized. Evaluation of the final product was made on basis of its fuel characteristics, and compared with those of the raw oil. The results revealed the significant improvement of the physicochemical properties of the hydrotreated product to become very close, or may be better than those derived from petroleum sources. Keywords: Biofuel, Hydrotreating, Rice bran oil
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spelling doaj-art-3d35f8e688e24fb2bcfee3d86b9db4002025-08-20T01:56:35ZengEgyptian Petroleum Research InstituteEgyptian Journal of Petroleum1110-06212018-12-012741325133110.1016/j.ejpe.2018.08.003Hydrotreating rice bran oil for biofuel productionSalwa A. El Khatib0Samia A. Hanafi1Youssef Barakat2Eslam F. Al-Amrousi3Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo, EgyptEgyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo, EgyptEgyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo, EgyptCorresponding author.; Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo, EgyptHydrotreating technique is one of the most promising method for producing high quality of biofuels from plant oils. Here, the non-esculent rice bran oil was subjected to hydrotreatment in a high pressure cata-test unit, using sulfided NiMo/Al2O3, catalyst, under various pressures, temperatures and liquid hourly space velocities. The influence of each of these factors on the qualities and quantities of the acquired products was investigated, and the operating conditions were optimized. Evaluation of the final product was made on basis of its fuel characteristics, and compared with those of the raw oil. The results revealed the significant improvement of the physicochemical properties of the hydrotreated product to become very close, or may be better than those derived from petroleum sources. Keywords: Biofuel, Hydrotreating, Rice bran oilhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062118301181
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