Abstract
The thesis aims at the synthesis of optimal catalysts, combined with the selection of optimal operating characteristics, for the development of a process (selective deoxygenation) for the conversion of fresh and used oils to renewable diesel. Vegetable oils are a renewable source of biomass, the use of which does not cause an environmental burden, and the use of cooked oils is an effective way of reducing the cost of raw materials but also for the recovery of waste oils, the disposal of which has enormous impact. Sunflower oil and waste cooked oil will be used as raw materials. The catalysts to be developed will be bimetallic, supported on silica carriers of high specific surface area.
Advisory Committee
Kyriakos Bourikas, Associate Professor at SST of HOU, (Supervisor)
Christos Kordulis, Professor at the Department of Chemistry at University of Patras
Matralis Charalambos, Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry at University of Patras