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Green Synthesis of Rice Bran Microsphere Catalysts Containing Natural Biopromoters
Author(s) -
Sun Jian,
Xu Hengyong,
Liu Guoguo,
Zhu Pengfei,
Fan Ronggang,
Yoneyama Yoshiharu,
Tsubaki Noritatsu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201500375
Subject(s) - bran , catalysis , chemistry , yield (engineering) , carbon fibers , biomass (ecology) , rice bran oil , microsphere , carbon source , food science , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , materials science , agronomy , metallurgy , biology , biochemistry , composite material , raw material , composite number , engineering
The application of rice‐bran catalysts containing “biopromoters”, from rice bran, in the production of synthetic oil was investigated. Trace minerals such as K, Mg, and Mn from rice bran were successfully incorporated into Fe@C microspherical cores and played a cooperative promotional role on the iron species. The yield of the hydrocarbons was strikingly higher than that obtained with the unpromoted catalyst. Further, rice bran is a natural carbon source, not a chemical carbon source, that can be used to fabricate the carbon microsphere support. This concept opens a new avenue for recycling and boosts the value of abundant waste biomass in nature.