The selective production of jet fuel range alkanes via the catalytic upgrading of palmitic acid over Co/HMCM-49 catalysts†
Abstract
The complete deoxygenation of palmitic acid followed by simultaneous hydro-isomerization and appropriate hydrocracking were achieved over Co/HMCM-49 bi-functional catalysts with the special structure of 12 MR cups and a low Si/Al ratio. This offered new insights into the design of bi-functional catalysts for carbon rearrangements during the upgrading of palmitic acid to jet fuel range alkanes.