Photocatalyzed hydrodecarboxylation of fatty acids: a prospective method to produce drop-in biofuels.
RSC Adv
; 14(15): 10755-10760, 2024 Mar 26.
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ABSTRACT
A direct and practical method for photocatalyzed hydrodecarboxylation of fatty acids is reported herein. The catalytic system consists of a commercially available acridinium salt as the photocatalyst and thiophenol as the Hydrogen Atom Transfer (HAT) co-catalyst. Results evidenced that Cn-1 alkanes were obtained in yields up to 77%. Furthermore, the protocol was employed for a complex mixture of fatty acids bio-derived from a real sample of licuri oil to obtain hydrocarbons in the range of C9-C17 with high selectivity and excellent conversion (>90%). This work provides a powerful strategy for producing drop-in biofuels under mild conditions. Finally, an energetic assessment of our proposed protocol (â¼22.9 kW h) reveals the benefit of a sustainable production of renewable hydrocarbons.
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RSC Adv
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2024
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