A series of 5 wt% NiO/Al-SBA-15 catalysts were prepared by wet impregnation of ordered, mesoporous Al-SBA-15 supports (Si/Al molar ratios spanning 5–75) synthesised by a true liquid crystal templating (TLCT) method. The catalytic activity of the resulting catalysts was studied in the solvent-less, hydrogen-free deoxygenation (DO) of palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD), using a semi-batch reactor at 350 °C. ²⁷Al and ²⁹Si MAS-NMR was used to quantify the speciation of framework and extra-framework Al as a function of Si:Al ratio, before and after NiO functionalisation; TEM and XRD confirmed the formation of 9–10 nm NiO nanoparticles in all cases. NiO/Al-SBA-15 catalysts exhibited excellent catalytic activity for PFAD deoxygenation, with hydrocarbon yields reaching 86% and a selectivity to the diesel fraction (C₁₁C₁₇) of 91%.

通过湿法浸渍有序介孔Al-SBA-15载体（Si / Al摩尔比为5-75），通过真实的液晶模板（TLCT）合成了一系列5 wt％的NiO / Al-SBA-15催化剂方法。使用半间歇式反应器在350°C的棕榈脂肪酸馏出物（PFAD）的无溶剂，无氢脱氧（DO）中研究了所得催化剂的催化活性。²⁷ Al和²⁹Si MAS-NMR用于在NiO官能化之前和之后，根据Si：Al比率对骨架和骨架外Al的形态进行定量。TEM和XRD证实在所有情况下均会形成9-10 nm的NiO纳米颗粒。NiO / Al-SBA-15催化剂对PFAD脱氧表现出出色的催化活性，烃收率达到86％，对柴油馏分（C ₁₁ C ₁₇）的选择性为91％。