Istrazivanja i projektovanja za privreduJournal of Applied Engineering Science

SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND APPLICATION OF ZnO/ZSM-5 AS CATALYST IN THE CRACKing PROCESS OF PALM METHYL ESTERS


DOI: 10.5937/jaes0-31312 
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Volume 20 article 904 pages: 63-70

Nina Haryani
Universitas Sumatera Utara, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Doctoral Program, Medan, Indonesia; Universitas Sriwijaya, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Palembang, Indonesia

Taslim*
Universitas Sumatera Utara, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Doctoral Program, Medan, Indonesia

Irvan
Universitas Sumatera Utara, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Doctoral Program, Medan, Indonesia

Renita Manurung
Universitas Sumatera Utara, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Doctoral Program, Medan, Indonesia

Rondang Tambun
Universitas Sumatera Utara, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Doctoral Program, Medan, Indonesia

Biofuels as environmentally friendly alternative fuels such as biogasoline, biokerosene and others are generally obtained through a cracking process and take place more effectively to attend a catalyst. In this study, the synthesis of ZnO/ZSM-5 aims to obtain a catalyst that can be used in the cracking process of Palm Methyl Esters (PME) into hydrocarbon fuels especially biogasoline. This catalyst is environmentally friendly, easy to separate, has good selectivity, and can increase the conversion of cracking products. The wet impregnation method followed by drying and calcination is the method used to synthesize the catalyst. Furthermore, several analyzes were carried out to determine the characteristics of the catalyst. The analysis is the Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-Ray (SEM-EDX), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption-desorption with BET-BJH, Temperature Programmed Desorption-NH3 (TPD-NH3) and the Temperature Programmed Reduction (TPR). Based on synthesis results obtained ZnO/ZSM-5 catalyst with ZnO content of 11.77 wt%, 13.61 wt% and 18.22 wt%. The use of this catalyst in the cracking process can result in the conversion of liquid fuel by 88.57%, heavy hydrocarbon (8.57%) and gas product (2.86%).

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The authors gratefully acknowledge Indonesian Research Fund Management Institutions (LPDP) for financial support through dissertation research scholarship, also acknowledge PT. Wilmar Bioenergy Indonesia for material support.

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