Table 2. Product distribution for stearic acid decarboxylation over 20% and 30% Ni/C.

Retention time	Compound	Area % (20%Ni/C)	Area % (30%Ni/C)
10.040	decane	/	0.8
12.045	undecane	/	1.2
13.835	dodecane	/	1.6
15.464	tridecane	1.0	2.2
16.978	tetradecane	1.7	3.2
18.393	pentadecane	2.9	5.0
19.727	hexadecane	4.8	7.2
20.813	heptadecene	2.1	2.3
21.056	heptadecane	73.1	72.2
22.911	octadecane	4.0	4.2
25.596	octadecanol	5.0	/
26.151	stearic acid	5.5	/