Reduction of Propanoic Acid over Pd-Promoted Supported WOx Catalysts

Kammert, James D.; Brezicki, Gordon; Miyake, Naomi; Stavitski, Eli; Davis, Robert J.

doi:10.1002/cctc.201901302

Title: Reduction of Propanoic Acid over Pd-Promoted Supported WO_x Catalysts

Journal Article · 30 September 2019 · ChemCatChem

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201901302 · OSTI ID:1579487

Kammert, James D. ^[1]; Brezicki, Gordon ^[1]; Miyake, Naomi ^[1]; Stavitski, Eli ^[2]; Davis, Robert J. ^[1]

Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)

Here, silica-, titania-, and zirconia-supported tungsten oxide catalysts were synthesized by wetness impregnation techniques. When promoted with Pd, these materials catalyzed the reduction of propanoic acid to 1-propanol at 433 K with a selectivity of up to 92% (13.5% conversion) in atmospheric pressure of H₂. Over Pd-promoted WO_x/TiO₂, the observed orders of reaction were 0.2 in H₂ and 0.7 in propanoic acid, and the apparent activation energy was 54 kJ mol^–1. In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy of Pd-promoted WO_x/SiO₂ revealed a slight reduction of the W from +6 to an average oxidation state of about +5 during H₂ treatment above 473 K. In situ infrared spectroscopy indicated the catalyst surface was covered mostly by propanoate species during reaction. For comparison, supported phosphotungstic acid was also evaluated as a catalyst under identical conditions, yet the resulting high acidity of the catalyst was deleterious to alcohol selectivity.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1579487

Report Number(s):: BNL--212379-2019-JAAM

Journal Information:: ChemCatChem, Journal Name: ChemCatChem Vol. 11; ISSN 1867-3880

Publisher:: ChemPubSoc EuropeCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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