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Vapor-phase hydrogenolysis of glycerol to value-added 1,2-propanediol over copper-nickel bimetallic catalysts supported on activated carbon

Journal

KOREAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 39, Issue 10, Pages 2652-2663

Publisher

KOREAN INSTITUTE CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1007/s11814-022-1198-9

Keywords

Glycerol; Hydrogenolysis; Acetol; Hydrogenation; Dehydration; Catalyst

Funding

  1. Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy [20008490]
  2. (Department of Science and Technology DST), Government of India
  3. Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) [20008490] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)

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This study developed copper and nickel monometallic and bimetallic catalysts supported over activated carbon through the hydrogenolysis of vapor-phase glycerol, resulting in the production of stable 1,2-propanediol. Bimetallic catalysts exhibited higher product yields, with Cu-Ni(1:1)/AC showing the highest yield and conversion rate. The synergistic effect of copper and nickel, smaller crystallite size, and high acid strength of Cu-Ni(1:1)/AC contributed to its superior performance.
In the production of biodiesel, a sustainable energy alternative to fossil fuel, surplus glycerol, is generated as a by-product. Valorization of excess glycerol is the most promising approach for rendering the biodiesel sector fiscally practical. Herein, copper and nickel monometallic and bimetallic catalysts supported over activated carbon were developed using the incipient wetness impregnation technique for the hydrogenolysis of vapor-phase glycerol to 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PDO) at a pressure of 0.75 MPa and temperature of 220 degrees C. The catalysts were characterized by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, X-ray diffraction, H-2-temperature-programmed reduction, NH3-temperature-programmed desorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy analyses. The bimetallic catalysts afforded higher product yields than the monometallic catalysts did in glycerol hydrogenolysis. Cu-Ni(1:1)/AC gave the maximum yield of 1,2-PDO (87.3%), with high glycerol conversion (95.7%) under the previously mentioned reaction conditions, with a comparatively low molar ratio of hydrogen to glycerol (54.6). The strong copper-nickel synergy, smaller crystallite size, and high acid strength of Cu-Ni(1:1)/AC account for this superior performance.

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