3-7-1 多価不飽和脂肪酸からの炭化水素の生産

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In the previous study, we have proposed a two-step process for monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) conversion to hydrocarbons as renewable gasoline. As an extension of the previous work, the hydrocarbon production from polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) was conducted with the same method. By oxidative cleavage with KMnO₄, linoleic acid was cleaved into 90 mol% hexanoic and 53 mol% azelaic acids; and linolenic acid was cleaved into 60 mol% azelaic acids. Hexanoic and azelaic acids were further decarboxylated to yield 73.5 mol% n-pentane and 73.1 mol% nheptane, respectively. Combination of the previous and current results will deliver a comprehensive understanding for further application of real plant oil as feedstock, which contains MUFAs and PUFAs.