Hydrocracking of the oils of Botryococcus braunii to transport fuels
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Biotechnology & Bioengineering
- Vol. 24 (1) , 193-205
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.260240116
Abstract
Hydrocarbon oils of the alga Botryococcus braunii, extracted from a natural “bloom” of the plant, have been hydrocracked to produce a distillate comprising 67% gasoline fraction, 15% aviation turbine fuel fraction, 15% diesel fuel fraction, and 3% residual oil. The distillate was examined by a number of standard petroleum industry test methods. This preliminary investigation indicates that the oils of B. braunii are suitable as a feedstock material for hydrocracking to transport fuels.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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