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Abstract
The need for alternative fuels to replace petrol-based fuels has been given more attention by various stakeholders. Commercial catalysts are a major resource required for hydro processing of vegetable oil into green diesel. However, the high cost of commercial catalysts hinders the commercialization of green diesel. This research work investigates the potentials of biowaste fly ash collected from Eskom with supports like SiO2, Al2O3, and CaO. These three support catalysts and BBTPPFS were pulverized, calcinated, and subjected to various characterization techniques. A significant increase in the value of catalytic properties was noticed when 60 g biowaste was reinforced by adding 40 g of SiO2 to obtain sample A. The value of the micropore volume of -0.0001 cm3 increased to 0.0014 cm3, and the surface area(external) increased from 0.8611 to 41.2571 m2/g, total surface area 0.5928 to 45.2771 m2/g and pore volume of 0.0053 increased to 0.1564 cm3/g. This combination showed properties that reveal it to be a potential green catalyst for hydrogenation and capable of mild cracking to achieve a green diesel range of C15-C18.
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