Simulation of a catalytic deoxygenation reaction of fatty acids to produce biohydrocarbons and evaluation of the influence of reaction parameters on the conversion and selectivity of products
Nowadays, there has been an urgency in the search for sustainable energy sources, such as those derived from biomass. This search is not only limited to minimizing greenhouse gas emissions but is also related to the increasing scarcity of fossil fuels. This work aims to investigate and analyze the...
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| author | Rafael Mesquita de Moura Bruna Xisto Silva Sampaio Isabella Diniz Oliveira Josué Furbino de Melo Brunela Pereira da Silva Fernando Cotting Daniel Bastos de Rezende |
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Nowadays, there has been an urgency in the search for sustainable energy sources, such as those derived from biomass. This search is not only limited to minimizing greenhouse gas emissions but is also related to the increasing scarcity of fossil fuels. This work aims to investigate and analyze the production of bio-hydrocarbons from fatty acids through the simulation of the deoxygenation reaction by the DWSim software. In this simulation, a continuous catalytic deoxygenation reactor of the stirred tank with fluidized bed type was selected, aiming to understand the influence of operating parameters on this reaction. The parameters evaluated were temperature, pressure, hydrogen feed, and catalyst mass. For this simulation, hydrogen and stearic acid were chosen as feedstocks, focusing on the heptadecane and octadecane production. The rate law was chosen based on an extensive literature review, as well as reaction conditions. The kinetic model used as a reference was based on reactions of stearic acid and hydrogen in the presence of NiMo/Al2O3 as a catalyst. A stearic acid feed of 2.4 x 104 m3 year-1 was used as a base, representing the average feed of fatty raw material practiced in biodiesel plants located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. From the variation of these parameters for a sensitivity analysis, with conversion as the key response, the following optimal operating conditions were defined: temperature of 650 K, pressure of 50 bar, molecular hydrogen feed of 4.1 x 10-3 m³ s-1, and catalyst mass of 8 kg. Under these new circumstances, the conversion of stearic acid reached a value of 99.23 %. The simulation of this reaction allowed us to understand the effect of the main reaction parameters on the reaction products, proved to be an important and robust tool to be used in projects and feasibility analyses of plants and biorefineries.
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| spelling | doaj-art-24c54463904c474cbcb0a5e2c92c34842025-02-02T19:53:47ZengUniversidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)The Journal of Engineering and Exact Sciences2527-10752024-05-0110310.18540/jcecvl10iss3pp18512Simulation of a catalytic deoxygenation reaction of fatty acids to produce biohydrocarbons and evaluation of the influence of reaction parameters on the conversion and selectivity of productsRafael Mesquita de Moura0Bruna Xisto Silva Sampaio1Isabella Diniz Oliveira2Josué Furbino de Melo3Brunela Pereira da Silva4Fernando Cotting5Daniel Bastos de Rezende6Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, BrasilUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, BrasilUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, BrasilUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, BrasilUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, BrasilUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, BrasilUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil Nowadays, there has been an urgency in the search for sustainable energy sources, such as those derived from biomass. This search is not only limited to minimizing greenhouse gas emissions but is also related to the increasing scarcity of fossil fuels. This work aims to investigate and analyze the production of bio-hydrocarbons from fatty acids through the simulation of the deoxygenation reaction by the DWSim software. In this simulation, a continuous catalytic deoxygenation reactor of the stirred tank with fluidized bed type was selected, aiming to understand the influence of operating parameters on this reaction. The parameters evaluated were temperature, pressure, hydrogen feed, and catalyst mass. For this simulation, hydrogen and stearic acid were chosen as feedstocks, focusing on the heptadecane and octadecane production. The rate law was chosen based on an extensive literature review, as well as reaction conditions. The kinetic model used as a reference was based on reactions of stearic acid and hydrogen in the presence of NiMo/Al2O3 as a catalyst. A stearic acid feed of 2.4 x 104 m3 year-1 was used as a base, representing the average feed of fatty raw material practiced in biodiesel plants located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. From the variation of these parameters for a sensitivity analysis, with conversion as the key response, the following optimal operating conditions were defined: temperature of 650 K, pressure of 50 bar, molecular hydrogen feed of 4.1 x 10-3 m³ s-1, and catalyst mass of 8 kg. Under these new circumstances, the conversion of stearic acid reached a value of 99.23 %. The simulation of this reaction allowed us to understand the effect of the main reaction parameters on the reaction products, proved to be an important and robust tool to be used in projects and feasibility analyses of plants and biorefineries. https://periodicos.ufv.br/jcec/article/view/18512Ácido esteáricoDesoxigenaçãoSimulaçãoBiorrefinariaBio-hidrocarbonetos |
| spellingShingle | Rafael Mesquita de Moura Bruna Xisto Silva Sampaio Isabella Diniz Oliveira Josué Furbino de Melo Brunela Pereira da Silva Fernando Cotting Daniel Bastos de Rezende Simulation of a catalytic deoxygenation reaction of fatty acids to produce biohydrocarbons and evaluation of the influence of reaction parameters on the conversion and selectivity of products The Journal of Engineering and Exact Sciences Ácido esteárico Desoxigenação Simulação Biorrefinaria Bio-hidrocarbonetos |
| title | Simulation of a catalytic deoxygenation reaction of fatty acids to produce biohydrocarbons and evaluation of the influence of reaction parameters on the conversion and selectivity of products |
| title_full | Simulation of a catalytic deoxygenation reaction of fatty acids to produce biohydrocarbons and evaluation of the influence of reaction parameters on the conversion and selectivity of products |
| title_fullStr | Simulation of a catalytic deoxygenation reaction of fatty acids to produce biohydrocarbons and evaluation of the influence of reaction parameters on the conversion and selectivity of products |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simulation of a catalytic deoxygenation reaction of fatty acids to produce biohydrocarbons and evaluation of the influence of reaction parameters on the conversion and selectivity of products |
| title_short | Simulation of a catalytic deoxygenation reaction of fatty acids to produce biohydrocarbons and evaluation of the influence of reaction parameters on the conversion and selectivity of products |
| title_sort | simulation of a catalytic deoxygenation reaction of fatty acids to produce biohydrocarbons and evaluation of the influence of reaction parameters on the conversion and selectivity of products |
| topic | Ácido esteárico Desoxigenação Simulação Biorrefinaria Bio-hidrocarbonetos |
| url | https://periodicos.ufv.br/jcec/article/view/18512 |
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