IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND YIELD OF BIO-FUEL COMBINATION CATALYST IN CATALYTIC CRACKING PROCESS
Fossil fuel oil has been the primary catalyst for economic and technological advancement since the 18th century industrial revolution. Hence, there is a need for renewable fuel derived from biomass.. Bio- fuelis seen as a potential substitute for fossil fuels due to its eco-friendly characteristi...
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| Format: | Theses |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Online Access: | https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/83297 |
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| Institution: | Institut Teknologi Bandung |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Summary: | Fossil fuel oil has been the primary catalyst for economic and technological
advancement since the 18th century industrial revolution. Hence, there is a need
for renewable fuel derived from biomass.. Bio- fuelis seen as a potential substitute
for fossil fuels due to its eco-friendly characteristics. The cracking process is one
method that can transform vegetable materials into bio-fuel. The catalytic cracking
process is known for its high selectivity in producing bio-fuel. The production
process necessitates the use of a catalyst for catalytic cracking. ZSM-5 and Beta
zeolite are commonly utilized as catalysts.Zeolite is beneficial due to its thermal
stability, selectivity, and highly organized structure.
This study will use ZSM-5 catalyst and Beta zeolite to produce bio-fuel from palm
oil, examining how the ratio of catalyst in the reactor bed.. The study will be
conducted under operational parameters of 500°C, ambient pressure, WHSV of
2.5/hour, 5 grams total catalyst mass, and a 4-hour reaction run. Based on the
findings from the experiment, it can be concluded that the ZSM-5 catalyst leads to
a higher RON value than the Beta Zeolite catalyst because of the abundance of
aromatic compounds in the cracked product. Three configurations were performed
when preparing thesetup of the two catalysts: 5-B, B-5, and MIX. Among these three
setups, it was determined that the 5-B configuration yielded the most favorable
outcome, with RON results and levels of aromatic compounds both falling within
the 50% range. Additionally, more research was conducted on the 5-B setup by
augmenting the proportion of Beta Zeolite catalyst utilization to ratios of 1:1, 1:2,
and 1:2.5.It was discovered that the ratio 1:2 was the most effective among the
three ratios for achieving the research goals in product production. |
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