Mechanistic and thermodynamic insights into the deoxygenation of palm oils using Ni2P catalyst: A combined experimental and theoretical study

Synthesis of highly active carbon-encapsulated Ni2P catalysts by one-step pyrolysis–phosphidation for hydrodeoxygenation of phenolic compounds

“…Lignocellulosic biomass is considered to be a promising feedstock for the production of chemicals and liquid fuels. 1,2 Many different methods have been proposed in biomass conversion, among which biomass pyrolysis to bio-oil is one of the most attractive strategies to produce value-added chemical products. 3–5 Unfortunately, the obtained bio-oil suffers from poor stability, high viscosity and high acidity as well as low heating value due to the high content of oxygenated compounds, 6,7 making it inappropriate to be used directly as a fuel.…”

Selectivity of reaction pathways for green diesel production towards biojet fuel applications

“…Green diesel, a second generation of biofuel with an alkane structure of fossil fuels, meets all the criteria for biofuel which is renewable, widely available, well distributed around the world, and has the potential to lower the greenhouse gaseous emissions. 26,[32][33][34][35] The biofuel can be prepared from low quality feedstock with high fatty acid content that causes saponication reaction in biodiesel synthesis.…”

DFT insights into crystal plane effects of molybdenum phosphide (MoP) on the catalytic performance in deoxygenation of palmitic acid

“…Therefore, the HDO pathway is preferred in the DX process for the conversion of biomass into long-chain hydrocarbons as a clean fuel. [4][5][6][12][13][14][15][16] Generally, heterogeneous catalysts such as transition-metal sulfides (TMSs), noble metals, and metal oxides (MOs) are usually used as catalysts in the DX reaction of bio-oils because of their excellent activities. 5,6,[17][18][19][20][21][22] However, they have a high cost, are poisonous and corrosive, and have negative effects on industrial processes, the environment, and human health.…”