Hydrodeoxygenation of furfuryl alcohol over Cu/MgAl and Cu/ZnAl catalysts derived from hydrotalcite-like precursors

The aqueous phase hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of furfuryl alcohol over Cu/MgAl and Cu/ZnAl catalysts with different Mg/Al and Zn/Al molar ratios, were investigated. Mg-Al and Zn-Al mixed oxides derived from hydrotalcites precursors were used as supports, which were impregnated with an aqueous solution of copper nitrate by incipient wetness impregnation. The HDO reaction was carried out in a typical batch reactor at 5 MPa of H2 and 200 °C for 4 h. Among the catalysts studied, the Cu/MgAl-0.5 catalyst exhibited the higher furfuryl alcohol conversion (86%) and yield of cyclopentanol (35%), which is the reaction product with the highest hydrogen-carbon (H/C) ratio. With the Cu/MgAl-3 catalyst a high cyclopentanone yield (67%) was achieved. The results obtained, showed that copper supported on mixed oxides catalysts derived from hydrotalcite precursors are a promising alternative to improve the bio-oil quality.

• Autores: Pino, Natalia Andrea; Hincapie, Gina Marcela; López, Diana Patricia
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2017
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Repositorio: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/67591
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/67591; http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/68620/
• Palabra clave: 62 Ingeniería y operaciones afines / Engineering; hydrotalcites; cyclopentanol; furfuryl alcohol; copper; bio-oil upgrading; hidrotalcitas; ciclopentanol; furfuril alcohol; cobre; mejora del bio-aceite
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional