An algae oil from Botryococcus braunii (C_nH_2n–10, n = 29–34) and its model compound (squalene, C₃₀H₅₀) were hydrocracked to light hydrocarbons over NiMo-supported catalysts in batch reactors. Polyoxocation [AlO₄Al₁₂(OH)₂₄(H₂O)₁₂]⁷⁺-pillared montmorillonite (denoted by Al₁₃-Mont) was prepared as a support for NiMo catalyst in the hydrocracking reaction. Al₁₃-Mont had large micropores, large BET surface area, high temperature stability, and properly weak solid acidity. For the hydrocracking of squalene at 300 °C for 6 h under 4 MPa H₂, NiMo/SiO₂ formed squalane (C₃₀H₆₂) as a main product; NiMo/H-ZSM-5 formed C₁−C₄ gas hydrocarbons as main products; NiMo/H-Y and NiMo/SiO₂-Al₂O₃ formed C₅−C₉ gasoline-ranged hydrocarbons as main products; NiMo/Al₁₃-Mont formed C₁₀−C₁₅ aviation fuel-ranged hydrocarbons as main products. The catalysts containing NiMo and solid acids acted as bifunctional catalysts in the squalene hydrocracking reaction: squalene (C₃₀H₅₀) was firstly hydrogenated to squalane (C₃₀H₆₂) on the NiMo sites, and then the formed squalane was cracked to light hydrocarbons on the solid acids. The NiMo/Al₁₃-Mont catalyst achieved a C₁₀−C₁₅ aviation fuel-ranged hydrocarbons yield of 52% for the hydrocracking of Botryococcus braunii oil at 300 °C for 6 h.

在间歇反应器中，由NiMo负载的催化剂将来自Bratryococcus braunii的藻油（C _n H _2n-10，n = 29-34）和其模型化合物（角鲨烯，C ₃₀ H ₅₀）加氢裂化为轻烃。制备了多氧合[AlO ₄ Al ₁₂（OH）₂₄（H ₂ O）₁₂ ] ⁷⁺柱状蒙脱石（表示为Al ₁₃ -Mont），作为加氢裂化反应中NiMo催化剂的载体。铝₁₃-Mont具有大的微孔，较大的BET表面积，高温稳定性和适当弱的固体酸度。为了使角鲨烯在300℃和4 MPa H ₂下加氢裂化6小时，NiMo / SiO ₂形成了角鲨烷（C ₃₀ H ₆₂）作为主要产物。NiMo / H-ZSM-5形成的C ₁ -C ₄气烃为主要产物。NiMo / HY和NiMo / SiO ₂ -Al ₂ O ₃形成了以C ₅ -C ₉汽油范围的烃为主要产物。NiMo / Al ₁₃ -Mont形成的C ₁₀ -C ₁₅航空燃料范围内的碳氢化合物为主要产品。含NiMo和固体酸的催化剂在角鲨烯加氢裂化反应中充当双功能催化剂：首先将角鲨烯（C ₃₀ H ₅₀）在NiMo位点氢化为角鲨烷（C ₃₀ H ₆₂），然后将形成的角鲨烷裂解为轻烃在固体酸上。NiMo / Al ₁₃ -Mont催化剂在300°C的条件下将Botryococcus braunii油在60°C下加氢裂化，可实现52％的C ₁₀ -C ₁₅航空燃料范围内的碳氢化合物收率。