Influence of Bio-Oil Phospholipid on the Hydrodeoxygenation Activity of NiMoS/Al2O3 Catalyst

Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) activity of a typical hydrotreating catalyst, sulfided NiMo/γ-Al2O3 for deoxygenation of a fatty acid has been explored in a batch reactor at 54 bar and 320 °C in the presence of contaminants, like phospholipids, which are known to be present in renewable feeds. Oleic acid was used for the investigation. Freshly sulfided catalyst showed a high degree of deoxygenation activity; products were predominantly composed of alkanes (C17 and C18). Experiments with a major phospholipid showed that activity for C17 was greatly reduced while activity to C18 was not altered significantly in the studied conditions. Characterization of the spent catalyst revealed the formation of aluminum phosphate (AlPO4), which affects the active phase dispersion, blocks the active sites, and causes pore blockage. In addition, choline, formed from the decomposition of phospholipid, partially contributes to the observed deactivation. Furthermore, a direct correlation was observed in the accumulation of coke on the catalyst and the amount of phospholipid introduced in the feed. We therefore propose that the reason for the increased deactivation is due to the dual effects of an irreversible change in phase to aluminum phosphate and the formation of choline.

PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION THE NON-SULFIDED METAL CATALYST: Ni/USY and NiMo/USY

The two-new catalysts had been prepared by using the impregnation method according to Nugrahaningtyas [6] and Li [4]. One catalyst is of Nickel (Ni), supported on Ultra Stable Zeolite Y (USY), whereas the other one is NiMo supported on same supporting agent. These new catalysts are expected to be more effective when applied on the hydrotreatment reaction in standpoint of its capabilities on removing the unwanted-heteroatom. Characterization those two types of catalysts then carried out by using the criteria of acidity, porosity and, metal content. The result shows that these non-sulfide catalysts have several good characters that supporting their usefulness in hydrotreatment-catalytic reaction. In addition, catalyst NiMo/USY - 1 performs many ideal criteria as the best functional catalyst. Keywords: Non-sulfided Catalyst, hydro-treating, preparation, characterization

Adsorption of Sulfur Compounds by Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts

The adsorption of benzene and dibenzothiophene by hydrodesulfurization catalysts in oxidic and sulfided states has been measured. The equilibrium isotherms were Langmurian, with the adsorption capacity depending on the size of the adsorbate molecule and determined by the area of the adsorbing surface. Sulfidation created an increase in the adsorbing area and in the adsorption capacity. It also caused a strengthening of the adsorption bond involving the heteroatom and inhibition of bonds involving the benzene ring. The kinetics were in agreement with a model based on activated surface diffusion in the pores. The energy of activation for diffusion was related to the strength of the adsorption bond when the adsorbate was taken up from the gaseous phase. The adsorption of dibenzothiophene from the liquid phase was too slow to be measurable when the catalyst was in an oxidic state but proceeded at a measurable rate on the sulfided catalyst.