Highly selective catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol to cyclohexane over Pt/TiO2 and NiMo/Al2O3 catalysts

doi:10.1007/s11705-014-1435-9

Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.

2014, Vol. 8

Issue (3) : 369-377 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-014-1435-9

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Highly selective catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol to cyclohexane over Pt/TiO₂ and NiMo/Al₂O₃ catalysts

Zhong HE,Xianqin WANG(

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Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USA

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Abstract

Catalysts Pt/TiO₂ and NiMo/Al₂O₃ are highly active and selective for the hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol in a fixed bed reactor at 300 °C and 7.1 MPa, leading to the hydrogenation of aromatic ring, followed by demethylation and dehydroxylation to produce cyclohexane. For a complete hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol, metal sites and acid sites are required. NiMo/Al₂O₃ and Pt/Al₂O₃ are more active and selective for cyclohexane formation as compared with Pt/TiO₂ at 285 °C and 4 MPa. However, Pt/TiO₂ is stable while the other two catalysts deactivate due to the nature and amount of coke formation during the reaction.

Keywords Pt/TiO₂ NiMo/Al₂O₃ Pt/Al₂O₃ bio-oil hydrodeoxygenation guaiacol cyclohexane

Corresponding Author(s): Xianqin WANG

Online First Date: 15 August 2014 Issue Date: 11 October 2014

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Zhong HE,Xianqin WANG. Highly selective catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol to cyclohexane over Pt/TiO₂ and NiMo/Al₂O₃ catalysts[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2014, 8(3): 369-377.

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Fig.1 (a) H₂-TPD profiles of the CoMo/Al₂O₃, NiMo/Al₂O₃ and Pt/TiO₂ catalysts, (b) NH₃-TPD profiles of CoMo/Al₂O₃, NiMo/Al₂O₃ and Pt/TiO₂

Fig.2 TPR profiles of the CoMo/Al₂O₃ and NiMo/Al₂O₃ catalysts

Fig.3 X-ray Diffraction pattern of the Pt/TiO₂ catalysts

Fig.4 X-ray Diffraction pattern of the NiMo/Al₂O₃ catalysts

Fig.5 (a) GUA conversion versus time on steam, (b) Product distribution of the main products from GUA HDO over NiMo/Al₂O₃, (c) Product distribution of the main products from GUA HDO over Pt/TiO₂.

Tab.1 H/C and O/C molar ratios of GUA products and HDO degree

Fig.6 Reaction network for cyclohexane formation over Pt/TiO₂

Fig.7 Schematic representation of mechanism of the selective HDO of GUA to cyclohexane over Pt/TiO₂ catalyst

Fig.8 (a) GUA conversion versus TOS over Pt/Al₂O₃, Pt/TiO₂ and NiMo/Al₂O₃, (b) Cyclohexane selectivity versus TOS over Pt/Al₂O₃, Pt/TiO₂ and NiMo/Al₂O₃, (c) TPO profile after reactions over Pt/Al₂O₃, Pt/TiO₂ and NiMo/Al₂O₃.

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