Monometallic and bimetallic catalysts based on Pd, Cu and Ni for hydrogen transfer deoxygenation of a prototypical fatty acid to diesel range hydrocarbons

Abstract

Bimetallic PdxNi(100-x) and PdxCu(100-x) structures of a wide compositional range supported on activated carbon were synthesised via a simple, cheap and commercially relevant method. The surface and bulk properties of both the bimetallic structures and their monometallic counterparts were determined via STEM-EDS, TEM, XPS, powder XRD, N2 porosimetry and ICP-OES. A close correlation between the XRD patterns and EDS elemental composition mapping of individual metal particles established the extent of palladium-base metal interaction in each sample. The performance of the different structures as catalysts for the selective hydrogenation and hydrodeoxygenation of oleic acid, a prototypical fatty acid, was evaluated using tetralin as a hydrogen donor. Catalysts displaying true bimetallic/alloy formation were found to improve the conversion of tetralin as compared to catalysts in which compositional segregation was observed. The PdxNi(100-x) series was found to outperform the PdxCu(100-x) catalysts in terms of hydrogen production via the dehydrogenation of tetralin, mirroring the fact that compositional segregation occurs more for the PdxCu(100-x) series than PdxNi(100-x). The hydrogen transfer deoxygenation of oleic acid over the monometallic and bimetallic catalysts was found to mirror the availability of hydrogen with those catalysts liberating more hydrogen also favouring the formation of C17 and C18 alkanes.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2019.03.017
Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000407
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI)
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering > Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Additional Information: © 2019, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Funding: Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia Long Term Research Grant and Biomass Research Grants. The British Council Newton Institutional Links Scheme. EPSRC (EP/M005186/2). Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant (RPG-2017-254).
Uncontrolled Keywords: Bimetallic,Copper,Diesel,Nickel,Palladium,STEM-EDS,Catalysis,General Chemistry
Publication ISSN: 1873-4308
Last Modified: 01 Oct 2024 07:27
Date Deposited: 11 Mar 2019 14:15
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2020-09-15
Published Online Date: 2019-03-11
Accepted Date: 2019-03-08
Authors: Cheah, Kin Wai
Taylor, Martin J.
Osatiashtiani, Amin (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-1334-127X)
Beaumont, Simon K.
Nowakowski, Daniel J. (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-8056-5316)
Yusup, Suzana
Bridgwater, Anthony V. (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-7362-6205)
Kyriakou, Georgios

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