Thermal catalytic cracking of buriti oil (Mauritia flexuosa L.) over LaSBA-15 mesoporous materials

In order to obtain a fuel with properties similar to diesel, the thermal catalytic cracking (TCC) of buriti oil was accomplished over LaSBA-15 mesoporous materials. In function of the Lewis acid sites and the unidirectional pore system of the LaSBA-15, this material presented good deoxygenating activity for TCC of the oil, resulting in a reduction of the oxygenate content in the organic liquid (OL) collected above 190 °C, obtaining as main product, a mixture of hydrocarbons similar to mineral diesel, called green diesel.

Research Highlights
► Biofuel obtained from the TCC of the buriti oil over LaSBA-15 mesoporous material.
► LaSBA-15 presented deoxygenating activity for TCC of the buriti oil.
► Catalyst inhibited carbonic chain fragmentation.
► The biofuel obtained has hydrocarbon chain similar to those present in mineral diesel.