Browsing Faculty of Engineering by Subject "Renewable diesel"

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    • Biofuels from spent coffee grounds: comparison of processing routes 

      Marx, Sanette; Venter, Roelf; Karmee, Sanjib Kumar; Louw, Jaco; Truter, Chantelle (Taylor & Francis, 2020)
      Bulk fuel was produced from spent coffee grounds (SCG) using different oil extraction and fuel production methods. The highest oil yield (30.2%) and energy efficiency (50%) from continuous hydrothermal liquefaction (CHTL) ...

    • The hydrotreatment of an unsaturated fatty acid vegetable oil to hydrocarbons over Ni/SiO2-Al2O3 

      Venter, Roelf; Schabort, Corneels; Marx, Sanette (ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2015)
      In this study, sunflower oil was hydrotreated in the presence of a nickel catalyst with the objective to evaluate the effect of reaction parameters on the characteristics of the reaction product. The effect of reaction ...