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Title: Phosphonic acid modifiers for enhancing selective hydrodeoxygenation over Pt catalysts: The role of the catalyst support

Abstract

Bifunctional catalysts comprised of both noble metal and Bronsted acid sites are of growing interest for many reactions, such as the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of oxygenates produced by the deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass. One method of preparing a bifunctional metal-acid catalyst is to modify the supporting material of a metal catalyst with acid-containing ligands, such as phosphonic acids (PAs), which provide tunable Bronsted acid sites at the metal-support interface. Here, we explore the potential for PA modification to improve HDO rates on Al2O3, TiO2, CeO2, and SiO2-Al2O3 supports. PAs containing either alkyl or carboxylic acid (CA) tails were used to modify Pt catalysts on each support. PA modification improved HDO rates for the model compound benzyl alcohol when applied to Pt supported by Al2O3, TiO2, and CeO2, but had a negative effect on the HDO rate of Pt/SiO2-Al2O3. Measurements of the relative strength of Bronsted acid sites present on the modified and unmodified catalysts suggested that PAs improved HDO when they provided new or stronger Bronsted acid sites. Additionally, the strength of the Bronsted acid sites provided by PA modifiers were tunable by altering the tail functionality, which affected the rates of HDO. These results suggest that PAs can be usedmore » to modify a variety of supports to prepare bifunctional acid-metal catalysts.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [1]
  1. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
  2. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
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Research Org.:
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States); National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office; US Department of Education; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
OSTI Identifier:
1658629
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1507287
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5100-73660
Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9517
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0005239; AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Catalysis
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 372; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9517
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Platinum; Hydrodeoxygenation; Phosphonic acids; Self-assembled monolayers; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; platinum; hydrodeoxygenation; phosphonic acids; self-assembled monolayers

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Coan, Patrick D., Griffin, Michael B., Ciesielski, Peter N., and Medlin, J. Will. Phosphonic acid modifiers for enhancing selective hydrodeoxygenation over Pt catalysts: The role of the catalyst support. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2019.03.011.
Coan, Patrick D., Griffin, Michael B., Ciesielski, Peter N., & Medlin, J. Will. Phosphonic acid modifiers for enhancing selective hydrodeoxygenation over Pt catalysts: The role of the catalyst support. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2019.03.011
Coan, Patrick D., Griffin, Michael B., Ciesielski, Peter N., and Medlin, J. Will. Tue . "Phosphonic acid modifiers for enhancing selective hydrodeoxygenation over Pt catalysts: The role of the catalyst support". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2019.03.011. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1658629.
@article{osti_1658629,
title = {Phosphonic acid modifiers for enhancing selective hydrodeoxygenation over Pt catalysts: The role of the catalyst support},
author = {Coan, Patrick D. and Griffin, Michael B. and Ciesielski, Peter N. and Medlin, J. Will},
abstractNote = {Bifunctional catalysts comprised of both noble metal and Bronsted acid sites are of growing interest for many reactions, such as the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of oxygenates produced by the deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass. One method of preparing a bifunctional metal-acid catalyst is to modify the supporting material of a metal catalyst with acid-containing ligands, such as phosphonic acids (PAs), which provide tunable Bronsted acid sites at the metal-support interface. Here, we explore the potential for PA modification to improve HDO rates on Al2O3, TiO2, CeO2, and SiO2-Al2O3 supports. PAs containing either alkyl or carboxylic acid (CA) tails were used to modify Pt catalysts on each support. PA modification improved HDO rates for the model compound benzyl alcohol when applied to Pt supported by Al2O3, TiO2, and CeO2, but had a negative effect on the HDO rate of Pt/SiO2-Al2O3. Measurements of the relative strength of Bronsted acid sites present on the modified and unmodified catalysts suggested that PAs improved HDO when they provided new or stronger Bronsted acid sites. Additionally, the strength of the Bronsted acid sites provided by PA modifiers were tunable by altering the tail functionality, which affected the rates of HDO. These results suggest that PAs can be used to modify a variety of supports to prepare bifunctional acid-metal catalysts.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jcat.2019.03.011},
journal = {Journal of Catalysis},
number = C,
volume = 372,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 26 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue Mar 26 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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