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    Citation - WoS: 31
    Citation - Scopus: 38
    Liquefaction of Waste Hazelnut Shell by Using Sub- and Supercritical Solvents as a Reaction Medium
    (Elsevier, 2019) Demirkaya, Emre; Dal, Orkan; Yüksel, Aslı
    Direct thermochemical biomass degradation to obtain bio-oil by using organic solvents is not a new process type, and it has some advantages over hydrothermal liquefaction technique. However, up to our best knowledge, in this study, hazelnut shell decomposition by using ethanol, acetone and their mixtures at sub/supercritical conditions was studied for the first time in literature. Experiments were carried out between 220-300 degrees C, at three different reaction times (30, 60 and 90 min) for five different solvent ratios. Highest solid conversion achieved at 300 degrees C by using pure ethanol was 64.2%, whereas highest bio-oil yield was found as 44.2% at 300 degrees C with 50/50 (EtOH/Ac: v/v). Ethanol and acetone showed different characteristics during the reactions and their effects on the conversion and bio-oil yield were discussed. Statistical analysis showed that time, temperature, ratio and synergy between temperature-time were affecting parameters for the conversion and bio-oil yield. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - WoS: 20
    Citation - Scopus: 19
    The Catalytic Reforming of Bio-Ethanol Over Sio2 Supported Zno Catalysts: The Role of Zno Loading and the Steam Reforming of Acetaldehyde
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2008) Şeker, Erol
    In this study, the activity and the product distributions of sol-gel made SiO2 supported ZnO catalysts in the steam reforming of ethanol and acetaldehyde is presented as a function of ZnO loading and temperature. We show that although highly dispersed ZnO in SiO2 (upto 50% ZnO loading) can be prepared using a single step sol-gel method, a precise control of crystallite size could not be achieved. From CO2 TPD measurements, we found that the basic site densities of ZnO/SiO2 catalysts stays < 0.05 μ mol / m2 and do not increase linearly with ZnO loading. The highest basic site density among the catalysts occurs on pure ZnO. All ZnO/SiO2 catalysts are active at 350 °C whereas pure ZnO catalyst is active at 450 °C. Iso-conversion activity tests show that ethanol steam reforming activities of the catalysts seem to be dependent on the ZnO crystallite size rather than the basic site density of the catalysts when the surface coverage of the basic site density is < 0.32 % but acetone is not formed only on catalysts with ZnO crystallite size < 5 nm regardless of their basic site densities. Interestingly, we found that ethanol was mostly dehydrogenated to acetaldehyde and hydrogen although H2O/C2H5OH molar ratio in the feed was 12. CO was not also produced in the steam reforming of ethanol over all the catalysts. Acetone and propene are produced from acetaldehyde as observed in the steam reforming of acetaldehyde. The steam reforming of acetaldehyde as compared to its decomposition was found to be more favorable over the catalysts with small ZnO crystals, such as 30% and 50% ZnO catalysts.
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    Citation - WoS: 10
    Citation - Scopus: 11
    Use of Clinoptilolite in Ethanol Dehydration
    (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 1996) Tıhmınlıoğlu, Funda; Ülkü, Semra
    Clinoptilolite-type natural zeolite, which exists in various regions of Turkey, has been experimentally studied. For the ethanol-water-local clinoptilolite system, uptake and breakthrough curves were determined under a nitrogen gas atmosphere. In adsorption kinetics and adsorption equilibrium studies, the effects of particle size, temperature and, amount of zeolite on the uptake rate have been investigated. The breakthrough curves for four different flow rates of ethanol and three different bed heights were determined in dynamic column studies. The results of the experiments show that intraparticle diffusion is the main resistance. The local clinoptilolite is a promising adsorbent for water adsorption from aqueous ethanol.