One-pot hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of lignin monomers to C9 hydrocarbons co-catalysed by Ru/C and Nb2O5

Li, Simin; Liu, Baoyuan; Truong, Julianne; Luo, Zhongyang; Ford, Peter C.; Abu-Omar, Mahdi M.

doi:10.1039/d0gc01692f

Title: One-pot hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of lignin monomers to C9 hydrocarbons co-catalysed by Ru/C and Nb₂O₅

Journal Article · Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Green Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d0gc01692f· OSTI ID:1852899

Li, Simin ^[1]; Liu, Baoyuan ^[2]; Truong, Julianne ^[2];

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Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States); Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China)
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China

A physical mixture of Ru/C and Nb₂O₅ is an effective catalyst for upgrading lignin monomers under low H₂ pressure at 250 °C to a clean cut of hydrocarbon liquid fuels. The reaction solvent is water with a small amount of methanol additive. Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) was evaluated using dihydroeugenol (DHE) as an exemplary lignin monomer model. Under optimized conditions, 100% conversion of DHE and very high selectivity to propyl cyclohexane (C9 hydrocarbon) was achieved. Nb₂O₅ was prepared at a low temperature (450 °C) and was shown to contain acid sites that enhance the production of fully deoxygenated products. The methanol additive serves as a hydrogen source for the Ru/C catalysed reduction of the aromatic ring. In addition, when a substrate mixture of DHE, isoeugenol and 4-allylsyringol simulating lignin products was employed, 100% conversion to propyl cyclohexane (76%) and propyl benzene (24%) was observed, thereby suggesting the general applicability of this catalyst system for funneling lignin monomers into a clean cut of hydrocarbon liquid fuels. This study sheds light on the function of each catalyst component and provides a simple and green utilization of biomass monomers as a feedstock for renewable hydrocarbon fuels.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019161

OSTI ID:: 1852899

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1671151

Journal Information:: Green Chemistry, Vol. 22, Issue 21; ISSN 1463-9262

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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