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Hydrodeoxygenation of Sorbitol into Bio-Alkanes and -Alcohols Over Phosphated Ruthenium Molybdenum Catalysts

  • Yujing Weng
  • , Tiejun Wang
  • , Chenguang Wang
  • , Qiying Liu
  • , Yulong Zhang
  • , Peigao Duan
  • , Longlong Wang
  • , Hongxing Yin
  • , Shijun Liu
  • , Longlong Ma
  • Henan Polytechnic University
  • CAS - Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion

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Abstract

Biofuels such as renewable alkanes and higher alcohols have drawn considerable interests for the use in internal combustion engines. Especially, higher alcohols could be used as a blending agent for diesel fuels. Herein, carbon supported phosphated ruthenium-molybdenum (RuMoP) catalysts were employed in continuous trickle-bed reactor for converting sorbitol into renewable alkanes and higher alcohols. The results showed that RuMoP on an active carbon (AC) support presented a complete sorbitol conversion and high yields of alkanes and alcohols in gasoline and diesel range. Subsequently, carbon nanotube (CNT) supported RuMoP was prepared and studied in detail for comparison. RuMoP/CNT presented a low C−C bond cracking property in sorbitol conversion and high selectivity of C6 products in gas-phase (C6 alkane, 74.7 %) and oil-phase (C6 alkane and alcohols, 87.8 %). Finally, detailed characterizations (N2-adsorption, XRD, HRTEM, XPS, NH3-TPD, Py-IR spectrums, etc.) were performed over relevant catalysts (RuMoP/C and RuMoP/CNT) for correlating their catalytic and physicochemical properties.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5046-5052
Number of pages7
JournalChemCatChem
Volume10
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Nov 2018
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Alkanes
  • Bimetallic
  • Biomass conversion
  • Higher alcohols
  • Hydrodeoxygenation

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