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Print version ISSN 0012-7353On-line version ISSN 2346-2183
Abstract
MOTA, Silvio Alex Pereira da; MOTA, Andréia de Andrade Mancio da and MACHADO, Nélio Teixeira. Influence of fractional distillation on the yield and quality of biofuels obtained through thermal catalytic cracking of crude palm oil. Dyna rev.fac.nac.minas [online]. 2021, vol.88, n.218, pp.62-71. Epub Mar 17, 2022. ISSN 0012-7353. https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v88n218.90154.
This paper investigates the influence of the fractional distillation on the yield and quality of biofuels obtained in a laboratory unit (Vigreux column) at atmospheric pressure, producing three distilled fractions: (1) green gasoline, (2) green aviation kerosene, and (3) green diesel. The quality of the distilled fractions was evaluated through physical-chemical analysis, FTIR spectroscopy, and GC-MS analysis. The fractional distillation of the crude biofuel provided biofuels in the form of distilled fractions with most values of physical-chemical properties within the limits established by national and international regulatory agencies and with experimental distillation curves similar to standard distillation curves. GC-MS analysis showed that the three distilled fractions had higher contents of hydrocarbons than oxygenated compounds and contained hydrocarbons characteristic of petroleum derivatives such as gasoline, aviation kerosene, and diesel.
Keywords : pilot scale; bio-oil; distilled fractions.