Biofuel production from catalytic cracking of palm oil.

Abstract

Palm oil is a potential alternative energy source, since it has long hydrocarbon chains which is quite similar to the hydrocarbon chains in fossil oil. Thus, palm oil can be processed to produce biofuel which may replace the non-renewable fossil fuels, such as gasoline, kerosene and diesel oil. During utilization, biofuel produces fewer pollutants than fossil fuel. Therefore, biofuel is safer and environmentally friendly. The research was conducted through a catalyst synthesis and the catalytic cracking process. HZSM-5 was synthesized using an Absorption Atomic Spectroscopy (AAS) which produced a synthesized HZSM-5 Si/Al 198. Brunauer Emmet Teller (BET) analysis showed that surface area of synthesized catalysts was 21.3524 m .g and the average 21 x compounds which are released during the combustion (1). yield less complex structures. With the help of a catalyst, Therefore it is needed to find a new alternative energy the reaction may be conducted at a lower temperature and source which is renewable and environmentally friendly. pressure; moreover the quality and quantity of the Crude Palm oil is a potential alternative energy source. products may be enhanced (4). In the catalytic cracking of Currently, Indonesia ranks second in the world as a palm vegetable oil to produce biofuel, the type and products' Indonesia is 16 milion tons; therefore Indonesia has a