ZrO2/MWCNT as a Support Platform for Acid and Metal Catalysis in Water: The Investigation of Pd-WOx-ZrO2/MWCNT Catalysts (Final Technical Report)
This final technical report covers the final renewal period, 08/01/2019 to 07/31/2020, and the no cost extension 08/01/2020 to 07/31/2021, that was required because of the pandemic interruption. The proposed research was in the area of sustainable recovery of fuels and/or chemicals from biomass; it was by design intended to address fundamental science of the catalysts and that required using a model reaction. The model reaction molecule was phenol because it is a reasonably simply molecule that can be derived from lignin, and requires both hydrogenation and dehydration catalytic reactions that can be performed in water. The needed bifunctional catalyst can be provided by a metal for hydrogenation and by an acid (preferably Brønsted acid) for the dehydration function. Therefore, phenol conversion to an alkane in liquid water at a practical temperature, e.g., 200°C, that will not require extreme pressures, captures many of the complications of biomass derived fuels so it may reveal fundamental science that is relevant to development and implementation of biomass refining.
- Research Organization:
- Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (CSGB)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-01ER15183
- OSTI ID:
- 1869444
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-YALE-15183
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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