Biodiesel was synthesized by the hydrocracking of peanut oil. This was done as an attempt to reproduce the experiment of William M. Burton. Peanut oil is composed of long hydrocarbon chains, and biodiesel is composed of shorter carbon chains (approximately C15-C20). Hydrocracking was carried out to reduce the carbon chains containing carboxylic acid to alcohols and water.

Production of biodiesel through ozonolysis and hydrocracking

245th National Meeting (2013)

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