Hydrotreatment of Jatropha Oil to Produce Green Diesel over Trifunctional Ni-Mo/SiO2-Al2O3 Catalyst

Jatropha oil containing 15 wt% free fatty acids (FFAs) was converted to green diesel by hydrotreatment in a fixed-bed reactor over sulfided Ni-Mo/SiO2-Al2O3 catalyst with functions of hydrogenation, deoxygenation, and isomerization/cracking.