In situ hydrogenation and decarboxylation of oleic acid into heptadecane over a Cu–Ni alloy catalyst using methanol as a hydrogen carrier

Zhang, Zihao; Yang, Qiwei; Chen, Hao; Chen, Kequan; Lu, Xiuyang; Ouyang, Pingkai; Fu, Jie; Chen, Jingguang G.

doi:10.1039/C7GC02774E

In situ hydrogenation and decarboxylation of oleic acid into heptadecane over a Cu–Ni alloy catalyst using methanol as a hydrogen carrier

Journal Article · Fri Oct 13 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Green Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C7GC02774E· OSTI ID:1425099

^[1]; Yang, Qiwei ^[1]; Chen, Hao ^[1]; ^[2]; Lu, Xiuyang ^[1]; Ouyang, Pingkai ^[3]; ^[4]; ^[5]

Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China). Key Lab. of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education. College of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Nanjing Tech Univ. (China). State Key Lab. of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering. College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China). Key Lab. of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education. College of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Nanjing Tech Univ. (China). State Key Lab. of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering. College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China). Key Lab. of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education. College of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering; Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Chemistry Dept.
Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering; Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Chemistry Dept.

In this paper, supported Cu–Ni bimetallic catalysts were synthesized and evaluated for the in situ hydrogenation and decarboxylation of oleic acid using methanol as a hydrogen donor. The supported Cu–Ni alloy exhibited a significant improvement in both activity and selectivity towards the production of heptadecane in comparison with monometallic Cu and Ni based catalysts. The formation of the Cu–Ni alloy is demonstrated by high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HADDF-STEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS-mapping), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and temperature programmed reduction (TPR). A partially oxidized Cu in the Cu–Ni alloy is revealed by diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) following CO adsorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The temperature programmed desorption of ethylene and propane (ethylene/propane-TPD) suggested that the formation of the Cu–Ni alloy inhibited the cracking of C–C bonds compared to Ni, and remarkably increased the selectivity to heptadecane. The temperature programmed desorption of acetic acid (acetic acid-TPD) indicated that the bimetallic Cu–Ni alloy and Ni catalysts had a stronger adsorption of acetic acid than that of the Cu catalyst. Finally, the formation of the Cu–Ni alloy and a partially oxidized Cu facilitates the decarboxylation reaction and inhibits the cracking reaction of C–C bonds, leading to enhanced catalytic activity and selectivity.

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Research Organization:: Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China); Nanjing Tech Univ. (China); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; BNL Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China; China Scholarship Council

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1425099

Report Number(s):: BNL-203317-2018-JAAM

Journal Information:: Green Chemistry, Journal Name: Green Chemistry Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 20; ISSN 1463-9262

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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