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Decarboxylation and decarbonylation

Reaction routes that strip oxygen from fats by removing it as CO₂ (decarboxylation) or CO (decarbonylation). They use less hydrogen than hydrodeoxygenation but lose one carbon atom per chain, lowering yield.

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