Synthesis and Hydrodeoxygenation Properties of Ruthenium Phosphide Catalysts

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · ACS Catalysis, 1(8):917-922

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/cs200238v· OSTI ID:1021819

Bowker, Richard H; Smith, Mica C; Pease, Melissa; Slenkamp, Karla M; Kovarik, Libor; Bussell, Mark E

Ru2P/SiO2 and RuP/SiO2 catalysts were prepared by the temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) of uncalcined precursors containing hypophosphite ion (H2PO2-) as the phosphorus source. The Ru2P/SiO2 and RuP/SiO2 catalysts had small average particle sizes (~4 nm) and high CO chemisorption capacities (90-110 umol/g). The Ru phosphide catalysts exhibited similar or higher furan (C4H4O) hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) activities than did a Ru/SiO2 catalyst, and the phosphide catalysts favored C4 hydrocarbon products while the Ru metal catalyst produced primarily C3 hydrocarbons.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1021819
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-80947; 34892; KP1704020
• Journal Information: ACS Catalysis, 1(8):917-922, Journal Name: ACS Catalysis, 1(8):917-922 Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CATALYSTS
CHEMISORPTION
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
FURANS
HDO
HYDROCARBONS
HYPOPHOSPHOROUS ACID
Hydrodeoxygenation
PARTICLE SIZE
PHOSPHIDES
PHOSPHORUS
RUTHENIUM PHOSPHIDES
SYNTHESIS
furan
phosphide
ruthenium