Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 217, Issue -, Pages 353-364Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.06.004
Keywords
Lignin; Formic acid; NiMo catalyst; Alumina; Zirconia
Funding
- Lignoref project group
- Research Council of Norway [190965/S60]
- Statoil ASA
- Borregaard AS
- Allskog BA
- Cambi AS
- Xynergo AS/Norske Skog
- Hafslund ASA
- Weyland AS
- Swedish Energy Agency
- VR
- VINNOVA
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NiMo catalysts supported on different sulfated and non-sulfated aluminas and zirconias were studied for the catalytic conversion of lignin in a formic acid/ethanol medium. All the pre-reduced NiMo-support combinations resulted in high conversion of lignin into bio-oil, with over 60% yield (mass%). The NiMo-sulfated alumina catalyst exhibited the highest activity among all the catalysts studied. The overall reaction mechanism of the catalytic lignin conversion was found to be especially complex. The oil yield and its properties are affected by a combination of successive catalytic reactions that are part of the lignin conversion process. Lignin is first de-polymerized into smaller fragments through the cleavage of the aliphatic ether bonds. This reaction can be either catalyzed by Ni-0 species and strong Lewis acid sites within the alumina supports. In the presence of both active species, the Ni-0 catalyzed ether bond cleavage is the prevailing reaction mechanism. In a second step, the smaller lignin fragments can be stabilized by catalytic hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) and alkylation reactions that hinder their re-polymerization into char. Mo was found to be especially active for HDO reactions while all the catalysts studied exhibited significant alkylatibn activity. The final bio-oil yield is strongly dependent on the aliphatic ether bond cleavage rate; the contribution of those monomer stabilization reactions (i.e. HDO and alkylation) being secondary. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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