Rational Design of Micromesoporosity ZSM-5 Incorporated with NiO for the Deoxygenation of Reutealis trisperma Oil
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https://doi.org/10.48048/tis.2026.12339Keywords:
Biofuel, Deoxygenation, Ni-ZSM-5 catalysts, Reutealis triseperma oil, Biofuel, Deoxygenation, Ni-ZSM-5 catalysts, Reutealis triseperma oilAbstract
The porosity and acidic properties of ZSM-5 are crucial factors for its ability to catalyze reactions with large molecules, such as Reutealis trisperma oil (RTO). In this work, the textural properties of ZSM-5 were rationally designed by controlling the crystallisation time during synthesis, while the acid content of ZSM-5 was increased by incorporating nickel (Ni) species on the surface of ZSM-5. All the samples exhibited microporous and mesoporous features with many Lewis acid sites. These properties increase the catalytic activity of the conversion of RTO into biofuel. The high composition of micromesoporous and Lewis acid sites in NiZ1 and NiZ1.5 promoted the generation of heavy oil. NiZ3, which has moderate micromesoporous and Lewis acid sites, facilitates the production of diesel hydrocarbons. The low micromesoporous feature and few acid sites in NiZ9 make gasoline hydrocarbons production more feasible. This finding provided the regulation of acid site number and micromesoporous features to facilitate the conversion of RTO into green diesel.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The regulation of microporous and mesoporous features in ZSM-5 was successfully done by controlling the crystallization time
- Increasing the crystallization time leads to decrease the interaction between NiO and ZSM-5 and decrease the acid sites amount
- The selectivity of DO reaction of Reutealis trisperma oil depends on the composition of micro-mesoporous properties and acid sites amount
- NiZ3 is feasible to produce green diesel
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