Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of Swida wilsoniana fruit oil soap for preparing renewable hydrocarbon fuel via selective decarboxylation

Yuhuan Liu, Yunpu Wang, Yingkuan Wang, Yiqin Wan, Jinsheng Zhang, Rongsheng Ruan

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Abstract

In order to prepare hydrocarbon fuel, sodium soap made from Swida wilsoniana fruit oil was chosen as a model compound with significant molecular polarity for preparing hydrocarbon fuel by microwave-assisted pyrolysis. The result showed that the hydrocarbon content were usually above 70%. In addition, its density and dynamic viscosity were 0.850-0.875 g/cm 3 and 2.09-2.85 mm 2/s, respectively, similar with petroleum diesel. The highest peak in the GC-MS profile of liquid product was fifteen carbon alkenes, decarboxylation was proved to be main reaction in microwave-assisted pyrolysis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalNongye Jixie Xuebao/Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery
Volume43
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2012

Keywords

  • Bio-oil
  • Decarboxylation
  • Hydrocarbon fuels
  • Microwave-assisted pyrolysis

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