Title:
Investigation of Fuel Purpose Hydrogenation of Unconventional Vegetable Oils
Author(s):
Solymosi, P., Kasza, T., Hancsók, J.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
The European Union created the 2003/30/EC and further the 2009/28/EC Directives to encourage the bio components blending in the motor fuels. All of these above mentioned reasons explain the investigation of unconventional feedstocks. For example these feedstocks can be rapeseed oils with high euric acid content obtained from special hybrids of rape (e.g. Brassica Napus) or high oleic acid containing oil of rapeseeds (Pioneer Hi-Bred 45A37). These vegetable oils have lower olefinic double bond content, accordingly they can be converted to fuel more economically than the conventional vegetable oils. Hence the aim of our research activity was the investigation of producing bio gas oil via heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation from the above-mentioned vegetable oils. The yield of gas oil boiling range products at the favorable operation parameters was close to the theoretical yield (80.3 – 89.7%) in case of both the high euric acid containing rapeseed oil and high oleic acid content vegetable oils. The quality characteristics of these products were very favorable. To sum it up, the quality characteristics satisfied the CWA 15940:2009 NSAI standard's requirements. The actual EN 590:2009 +A1 2010 standard does not limit the blending rate of these bio components, while on the other hand the blending of biodiesel (fatty-acid-methyl ester) is limited (max 7 v/v%). Consequently these products can be blended in gasoil up to 10 %, and this way we can meet the requirements of the EU which prescribe at least 10 % bio component blending in motor fuels by 2020.
Keywords:
biofuels, diesel, vegetable oil
Topic:
Industrial Demonstration and Business Concepts
Subtopic:
Biofuels for transport
Event:
20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
4BV.4.4
Pages:
1928 - 1932
ISBN:
978-88-89407-54-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-4BV.4.4
Price:
FREE
