Journal
CATALYSTS
Volume 7, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal7110329
Keywords
nickel phosphide; biofuel; hydrodeoxygenation; aliphatic esters; synergetic effect; alumina
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- scientific council of Boreskov Institute of Catalysis
- [0303-2016-0012]
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The Ni2P/SiO2 catalyst, which was prepared by in situ temperature-programmed reduction and in the mixture with the inert (SiC, SiO2) or acidic (gamma-Al2O3) material was studied in methyl palmitate hydrodeoxygenation (HDO). Methyl palmitate HDO was carried out at temperatures of 270-330 degrees C, H-2/feed volume ratio of 600 Nm(3)/m(3), and H-2 pressure of 3.0 MPa. Ni2P/SiO2 catalyst, diluted with gamma-Al2O3 showed a higher activity than Ni2P/SiO2 catalyst diluted with SiC or SiO2. The conversion of methyl palmitate increased significantly in the presence of gamma-Al2O3 most probably due to the acceleration of the acid-catalyzed reaction of ester hydrolysis. The synergism of Ni2P/SiO2 and gamma-Al2O3 in methyl palmitate HDO can be explained by the cooperation of the metal sites of Ni2P/SiO2 and the acid sites of gamma-Al2O3 in consecutive metal-catalyzed and acid-catalyzed reactions of HDO. The obtained results let us conclude that the balancing of metal and acid sites plays an important role in the development of the efficient catalyst for the HDO of fatty acid esters over supported phosphide catalysts.
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