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Title: The effects of SMSI on m-Cresol Hydrodeoxygenation over Pt/Nb2O5 and Pt/TiO2

Abstract

The hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of m-cresol was studied on Pt/Nb2O5/MgAl2O4 and Pt/TiO2/MgAl2O4 catalysts to understand the effects of Strong Metal Support Interactions (SMSI). The Nb2O5 and TiO2 supports were prepared as 0.7-nm films on MgAl2O4 by Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) to ensure that the structures of the catalyst were the same. When reduced at 773 K to place Pt in the encapsulated state, Pt/Nb2O5/MgAl2O4 was much less active than Pt/MgAl2O4 at 573 K but much more active at 623 K. While Pt/MgAl2O4 deactivated rapidly due to coking, Pt/Nb2O5/MgAl2O4 showed significantly better coke tolerance and was almost 100% selective towards toluene production. Pt/Nb2O5/MgAl2O4 reduced at lower temperatures exhibited intermediate catalytic properties. The effect of reduction temperature on Pt/TiO2/MgAl2O4 was much less and this catalyst was more similar to Pt/MgAl2O4 than its Nb2O5 counterpart. Lastly, the implications of these results for understanding the nature of oxide promoters on HDO of m-cresol are discussed.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1]
  1. Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States); Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States). Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation
  2. Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States). Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1779103
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1781868
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0001004; NNCI-1542153
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Catalysis
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 398; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9517
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; Cresol; Hydrodeoxygenation; Support effects; Platinum; Niobium oxide; Titanium oxide; Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD).

Citation Formats

Huang, Renjing, Kwon, Ohhun, Lin, Chao, and Gorte, Raymond J. The effects of SMSI on m-Cresol Hydrodeoxygenation over Pt/Nb2O5 and Pt/TiO2. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2021.04.012.
Huang, Renjing, Kwon, Ohhun, Lin, Chao, & Gorte, Raymond J. The effects of SMSI on m-Cresol Hydrodeoxygenation over Pt/Nb2O5 and Pt/TiO2. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2021.04.012
Huang, Renjing, Kwon, Ohhun, Lin, Chao, and Gorte, Raymond J. Wed . "The effects of SMSI on m-Cresol Hydrodeoxygenation over Pt/Nb2O5 and Pt/TiO2". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2021.04.012. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1779103.
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author = {Huang, Renjing and Kwon, Ohhun and Lin, Chao and Gorte, Raymond J.},
abstractNote = {The hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of m-cresol was studied on Pt/Nb2O5/MgAl2O4 and Pt/TiO2/MgAl2O4 catalysts to understand the effects of Strong Metal Support Interactions (SMSI). The Nb2O5 and TiO2 supports were prepared as 0.7-nm films on MgAl2O4 by Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) to ensure that the structures of the catalyst were the same. When reduced at 773 K to place Pt in the encapsulated state, Pt/Nb2O5/MgAl2O4 was much less active than Pt/MgAl2O4 at 573 K but much more active at 623 K. While Pt/MgAl2O4 deactivated rapidly due to coking, Pt/Nb2O5/MgAl2O4 showed significantly better coke tolerance and was almost 100% selective towards toluene production. Pt/Nb2O5/MgAl2O4 reduced at lower temperatures exhibited intermediate catalytic properties. The effect of reduction temperature on Pt/TiO2/MgAl2O4 was much less and this catalyst was more similar to Pt/MgAl2O4 than its Nb2O5 counterpart. Lastly, the implications of these results for understanding the nature of oxide promoters on HDO of m-cresol are discussed.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jcat.2021.04.012},
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year = {Wed Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
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