Issue 33, 2016

Highly efficient conversion of fatty acids into fatty alcohols with a Zn over Ni catalyst in water

Abstract

A new route to convert fatty acids into fatty alcohols under hydrothermal conditions with a Zn reductant over an Ni catalyst is presented. The highest yield of fatty alcohols from fatty acids (81.4%) was achieved at 300 °C for 2 h with a water filling of 40%. The Zn and Ni used in this research were both commercially available powders, and thus this process provides a highly efficient and simple method for reducing fatty acids into fatty alcohols.

Graphical abstract: Highly efficient conversion of fatty acids into fatty alcohols with a Zn over Ni catalyst in water

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 Jan 2016
Accepted
03 Mar 2016
First published
04 Mar 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 27623-27626

Highly efficient conversion of fatty acids into fatty alcohols with a Zn over Ni catalyst in water

X. Gao, D. Tong, H. Zhong, B. Jin, F. Jin and H. Zhang, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 27623 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA01150K

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