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420 Production <strong>of</strong> BiodieselEthyl stearate(C 20 H 40 O 2 )Deoxygenation products:Heptadecane (n-C 17 H 36 )ΣC17-products(olefin&isomers)Intermediate product:Fatty acidΣC17-products(olefin&isomers)Dehydrogenation products:Monounsaturated ethylstearatesBy-products:Cracking productsFigure 3. Reaction products detected during the deoxygenation <strong>of</strong> ethyl stearate.Conversion (%)706050403020Ethyl stearate (Et-SA)Ethyl stearate (Et-Ethyl stearate (Et-SA) + Et_SA isomers&olefinsEthyl stearate (Et-SA) + Et_SAReduced catalystReduced catalystNon-reduced catalystNon-reduced catalyst1000 60 120 180 240 300Time-on-stream (min)Figure 4. The effect <strong>of</strong> catalyst reduction in deoxygenation <strong>of</strong> ethyl stearate.Reaction conditions: 5 mol% ethyl stearate in hexadecane, T = 270 ˚C, p = 1 bar, m cat= 0.4 g and liquid flow rate (V’) = 0.1 ml/min.The dehydrogenation <strong>of</strong> ethyl stearate over the non-pretreated catalystsubsequently led to a rapid catalyst deactivation (from 66% to 16% <strong>of</strong> conversionwithin 1h <strong>of</strong> reaction) whereas the pretreated catalyst deactivated only slightly (17%

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