Catalytic Conversion of Canola Oil in a Fluidized Bed Reactor

Studies were conducted in a fluidized-bed reactor at atmospheric pressure, reaction temperatures in the range 400–500°C and fluidizing gas flow rates ranging from 175–275 mL/min to study the product distribution obtained from the conversion of canola oil over HZSM-5, silica-alumina and HS-Mix (a physical mixture containing 20 wt% HZSM-5 and 80 wt% silica-alumina).