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Jose Luis Santos, Päivi Mäki-Arvela, Johan Wärnå, Antonio Monzón, Miguel Angel Centeno, Dmitry Yu. Murzin Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2019, Vol. 0,
Vanillin hydrodeoxygenation was investigated using noble metal (Pd, Au, Ru) supported on active carbon prepared from waste derived biochars, which were produced via pyrolysis in CO2 atmosphere. Chemical activation with ZnCl2 and HNO3 was also used in the preparation of active carbon to enhance the specific surface area and demineralize material, respectively. Both fresh and spent catalysts were characterized with X-ray diffraction, DRIFTS, zeta potential measurement and HR-TEM. The highest selectivity to p- creosol, 92% selectivity at complete vanillin conversion after 3 h was obtained in vanillin hydrodeoxygenation at 100oC under 30 bar in hydrogen in water with Pd/C catalyst prepared via pyrolysis under CO2 from wine waste and using ZnCl2 as a chemical activation agent. Hydrodeoxygenation activity increased with increasing metal dispersion. A kinetic model including adsorption of vanillin described well the experimental data.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.118425
José Luis Santos
