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Ballesteros-Plata D, Barroso-Martín I, Medina Cervantes JA, Maciel C, Huirache-Acuña R, Rodríguez-Castellón E, Infantes-Molina A. Bimetallic Niobium-Based Catalysts Supported on SBA-15 for Hydrodeoxygenation of Anisole. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021; 60:18831-18840. [PMID: 35264821 PMCID: PMC8895683 DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The effect of adding iron, cobalt or nickel to a prepared niobium-supported catalyst using mesoporous silica SBA-15 as a support was evaluated in the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) reaction of anisole, chosen as a model compound in lignocellulosic biomass derived bio-oil. HDO activity as well as selectivity toward O-free products were highly dependent on the catalyst formulation: Ni incorporation showed the highest anisole conversion and selectivity to deoxygenated products, followed by Co and Fe counterparts. The activity was explained in terms of acidity, metal surface exposure and reducibility as a function of the interaction between the phases present. Regarding the characterization results, the better performance of NiNb/SBA-15 was associated with its lower acidity, higher Nb/Si surface exposure, NbO2/Nb2O5 ratio and better interaction between Ni and Nb species.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daniel Ballesteros-Plata
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía (Unidad Asociada al ICP-CSIC), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain
| | - Isabel Barroso-Martín
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía (Unidad Asociada al ICP-CSIC), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain
| | - Juan Andrés Medina Cervantes
- Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 58060, Morelia, Michoacán, México
| | - Carmen Maciel
- Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 58060, Morelia, Michoacán, México
| | - Rafael Huirache-Acuña
- Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 58060, Morelia, Michoacán, México
| | - Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía (Unidad Asociada al ICP-CSIC), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain
| | - Antonia Infantes-Molina
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía (Unidad Asociada al ICP-CSIC), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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