Hydrodeoxygenation of water-insoluble bio-oil to alkanes using a highly dispersed Pd–Mo catalyst

Haohong Duan, Juncai Dong, Xianrui Gu, Yung-Kang Peng, Wenxing Chen, Titipong Issariyakul, William K. Myers, Meng-Jung Li, Ni Yi, Alexander F. R. Kilpatrick, Yu Wang, Xusheng Zheng, Shufang Ji, Qian Wang, Junting Feng, Dongliang Chen, Yadong Li, Jean-Charles Buffet, Haichao Liu, Shik Chi Edman Tsang () and Dermot O’Hare ()
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Haohong Duan: University of Oxford
Juncai Dong: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xianrui Gu: Peking University
Yung-Kang Peng: University of Oxford
Wenxing Chen: Tsinghua University
Titipong Issariyakul: SCG Packaging Public Company Limited
William K. Myers: University of Oxford
Meng-Jung Li: University of Oxford
Ni Yi: University of Oxford
Alexander F. R. Kilpatrick: University of Oxford
Yu Wang: Chinese Academy of Science
Xusheng Zheng: University of Science and Technology of China
Shufang Ji: Tsinghua University
Qian Wang: Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Junting Feng: Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Dongliang Chen: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yadong Li: Tsinghua University
Jean-Charles Buffet: University of Oxford
Haichao Liu: Peking University
Shik Chi Edman Tsang: University of Oxford
Dermot O’Hare: University of Oxford

Nature Communications, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Bio-oil, produced by the destructive distillation of cheap and renewable lignocellulosic biomass, contains high energy density oligomers in the water-insoluble fraction that can be utilized for diesel and valuable fine chemicals productions. Here, we show an efficient hydrodeoxygenation catalyst that combines highly dispersed palladium and ultrafine molybdenum phosphate nanoparticles on silica. Using phenol as a model substrate this catalyst is 100% effective and 97.5% selective for hydrodeoxygenation to cyclohexane under mild conditions in a batch reaction; this catalyst also demonstrates regeneration ability in long-term continuous flow tests. Detailed investigations into the nature of the catalyst show that it combines hydrogenation activity of Pd and high density of both Brønsted and Lewis acid sites; we believe these are key features for efficient catalytic hydrodeoxygenation behavior. Using a wood and bark-derived feedstock, this catalyst performs hydrodeoxygenation of lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose-derived oligomers into liquid alkanes with high efficiency and yield.

Date: 2017
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