Synthesis of Nickel-loaded Sulfated Zirconia Catalyst and Its Application for Converting Used Palm Cooking Oil to Gasoline via Hydrocracking Process

Authors

  • Ilyas Taufik Abdul Aziz
    Affiliation
    Department of Analytical Chemistry, Politeknik AKA Bogor, Jl. Pangeran Sogiri No. 283, Tanah Baru, 16154 Bogor, Indonesia
  • Wahyu Dita Saputri
    Affiliation
    Research Center for Physics, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Puspiptek, Building 440-442, Muncul, Setu, South Tangerang City, 15314 Bantan, Indonesia
  • Wega Trisunaryanti
    Affiliation
    Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara, P. O. B. BLS 21, Depok, 55281 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Sri Sudiono
    Affiliation
    Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara, P. O. B. BLS 21, Depok, 55281 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Akhmad Syoufian
    Affiliation
    Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara, P. O. B. BLS 21, Depok, 55281 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Arief Budiman
    Affiliation
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Grafika No. 2, 55281 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Karna Wijaya
    Affiliation
    Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara, P. O. B. BLS 21, Depok, 55281 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
https://doi.org/10.3311/PPch.18209

Abstract

The synthesis of the nickel-loaded sulfated zirconia catalyst (Ni-SZ) and its application for the hydrocracking process have been carried out. This work has been conducted to determine the activity and selectivity from various Ni concentrations loaded on sulfated zirconia (SZ) in the hydrocracking of used palm cooking oil. The synthesis technique was preceded by sulfation of ZrO2 through incipient wetness impregnation method using H2SO4 solution and then continued with the impregnation of Ni via hydrothermal method employing NiSO4 · 6H2O precursor salt. The hydrocracking process was performed in a fix-bed microreactor at the optimum temperature (350 °C). The SZ loaded with 3 wt% of Ni (Ni-SZ 3) successfully produced the highest liquid product (44.25 wt%) and selectivity on gasoline (100 %). Besides, the gasoline fraction in the liquid product was dominated by unwanted aromatics compounds. The excellent performance of Ni-SZ 3 due to it has high acidity value, specific surface area, and Ni content.

Keywords:

catalyst, sulfated zirconia, nickel, hydrothermal, hydrocracking

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Published Online

2021-11-26

How to Cite

Aziz, I. T. A., Saputri, W. D., Trisunaryanti, W., Sudiono, S., Syoufian, A., Budiman, A. “Synthesis of Nickel-loaded Sulfated Zirconia Catalyst and Its Application for Converting Used Palm Cooking Oil to Gasoline via Hydrocracking Process”, Periodica Polytechnica Chemical Engineering, 66(1), pp. 101–113, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPch.18209

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