Review of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Catalytically Upgrading Vegetable Oils into Hydrocarbon Biofuels

To address the issues of greenhouse gas emissions associated with fossil fuels, vegetable oilseeds, especially non-food oilseeds, are used as an alternative fuel resource. Vegetable oil derived from these oilseeds can be upgraded into hydrocarbon biofuel. Catalytic cracking and hydroprocessing are t...

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Main Authors: Xianhui Zhao, Lin Wei, Shouyun Cheng, James Julson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Catalysts
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/7/3/83