Catalyst structure-based hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) hydrogenation mechanisms, activity and selectivity over Ni
- 1. Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, 7 Hajdrihova 19, 1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2. Department of Synthesis of Materials, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova Cesta 39, 1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of hydroxymethylfurfural was investigated in a three-phase batch reactor over a range of reaction temperatures (170–230 °C), under 5 MPa of hydrogen, and tetrahydrofuran solvent. Nickel-based carbon-supported catalysts were also promoted by lanthanum and niobium, despite promoters alone demonstrated no activity. Based on experimentally-obtained liquid products, a reaction pathway was proposed and a microkinetic model was established, by considering adsorption, desorption and surface reaction kinetics, mass transfer and thermodynamics. An unpromoted Ni/C resulted in primarily unsaturated furan diol, a highly desirable intermediate in the polymer industry. As reaction temperatures increased > 200 °C, dehydration yielded deoxygenated products suitable for solvents and biofuel. In spite of enhancements to reducibility, La-promotion significantly decreased both hydrogenation (8-times) and deoxygenation (25-times) rate constants. Alternatively, Nb-incorporation offered additional acidity, while lower activation energies resulted in 200% higher deoxygenation rates via dehydration reactions and humin formation at lower temperatures. It exhibited the highest deoxygenation activity.
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