“H2-free” demethoxylation of guaiacol in subcritical water using Pt supported on N-doped carbon catalysts: A cost-effective strategy for biomass upgrading
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Title: | “H2-free” demethoxylation of guaiacol in subcritical water using Pt supported on N-doped carbon catalysts: A cost-effective strategy for biomass upgrading |
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Authors: | Pastor Pérez, Laura | Jin, Wei | Villora-Picó, Juan José | Wang, Qiang | Pastor-Blas, M. Mercedes | Sepúlveda-Escribano, Antonio | Ramírez Reina, Tomás |
Research Group/s: | Materiales Avanzados |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Química Inorgánica | Universidad de Alicante. Instituto Universitario de Materiales |
Keywords: | Biomass upgrading | N-doped carbon | Pt | HDO | Guaiacol | H2-free |
Knowledge Area: | Química Inorgánica |
Issue Date: | Jul-2021 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Citation: | Journal of Energy Chemistry. 2021, 58: 377-385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2020.10.045 |
Abstract: | “H2-free” HDO is a revolutionary route to circumvent the limitations of H2-fed HDO reactors for biomass upgrading. This work demonstrates the viability of this economically appealing route when an adequate catalyst is implemented. Herein, we have developed a new family of Pt catalysts supported on N-doped activated carbons for the H2-free HDO process of guaiacol. Several N-donors have been used to tune the catalyst’s structural and electronic properties. As a general trend, the N-promoted samples are more selective towards oxygen-depleted products. The best performing material, namely Pt/PANI-AC, reached outstanding guaiacol conversion values – ca. 75% at 300 °C while displaying reasonable stability for multiple recycling operations. The advanced performance is ascribed to the modified electronic and acid-base properties which favor guaiacol activation and C−O cleavage, as well as the excellent dispersion of the Pt nanoparticles. |
Sponsor: | Financial support for this work was provided by the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Surrey and the EPSRC grant EP/R512904/1 as well as the Royal Society Research Grant RSGR1180353. LPP acknowledges Generalitat Valenciana for her APOSTD2017 fellowship. Authors would also like to acknowledge financial support from Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (Spain) through project MAT2016-80285-P. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/111801 |
ISSN: | 2095-4956 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jechem.2020.10.045 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2020 Science Press and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. and Science Press |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2020.10.045 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - LMA - Artículos de Revistas |
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