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

Zhong He, Xianqin Wang

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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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)369-377
Number of pages9
JournalFrontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering
Volume8
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 15 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemical Engineering

Keywords

  • Bio-oil
  • Cyclohexane
  • Guaiacol
  • Hydrodeoxygenation
  • NiMo/AlO
  • Pt/AlO
  • Pt/TiO

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