In-situ HDO of guaiacol over nitrogen-doped activated carbon supported nickel nanoparticles

In-situ hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol over Ni-based nitrogen-doped activated carbon supported catalysts is presented in this paper as an economically viable route for bio-resources upgrading. The overriding concept of this paper is to use water as hydrogen donor for the HDO reaction, suppressing th...

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Authors: Jin, Wei, Pastor Pérez, Laura, Villora Picó, Juan J., Pastor Blas, M. Mercedes, Odriozola Gordón, José Antonio, Sepúlveda Escribano, Antonio, Ramírez Reina, Tomás
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repository:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/137697
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/137697
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2021.118033
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Biomass upgrading
Hydrodeoxygenation
Ni-based catalysts
Nitrogen-doped carbon
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Summary:In-situ hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol over Ni-based nitrogen-doped activated carbon supported catalysts is presented in this paper as an economically viable route for bio-resources upgrading. The overriding concept of this paper is to use water as hydrogen donor for the HDO reaction, suppressing the input of external high-pressure hydrogen. The effect of nitrogen sources, including polypyrrole (PPy), polyaniline (PANI) and melamine (Mel) on the structural, electronic and ultimately of catalytic features of the designed materials have been addressed. Nitrogen-doped samples are more active than the undoped counterparts in the “H2-free” HDO process. For instance, the conversion of guaiacol increased by 8 % for Ni/PANI-AC compared to that of Ni/AC catalysts. The superior performance of Ni/NC can be attributed to the acid-base properties and modified electronic properties, which favours the C-O cleavage and water activation as well as enhances dispersion of Ni particles on the catalysts’ surface.