Research Article

Modelling of Jatropha Oil Hydrocracking in a Trickle-Bed Reactor to Produce Green Fuel

Table 7

Optimisation results based on the purity of each product.

ParameterDiesel productKerosene productNaphtha product

Catalyst diameter (mm)111
Inlet gas velocity (cm/s)111
Feed molar ratio105.5105.5105.6
Inlet temperature (°C)420500500
Yield (%)44.5721.5225.46
Purity (%)43.2618.8022.24