Hydrodeoxygenation of bio-crude in supercritical hexane with sulfided CoMo and CoMoP catalysts supported on MgO: A model compound study using phenol

Yun Yang, Allan Gilbert, Chunbao (Charles) Xu

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Abstract

Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of bio-crude was investigated using phenol as a model compound in supercritical hexane at temperatures of 300-450 °C and cold pressure of hydrogen 5.0 MPa with MgO-supported sulfided CoMo with and without phosphorus as a catalyst promoter. The oily products after hydro-treatment were characterized by GC/MS and FTIR. Both MgO-supported catalysts proved to be effective for hydrodeoxygenation of phenol leading to significantly increased yields of reduced hydrocarbon products, such as benzene and cyclohexyl-aromatics, at temperatures higher than 350 °C, while CoMoP/MgO showed superior activity in HDO of phenol. With the presence of CoMoP/MgO for 60 min and at 450 °C, the treatment of phenol yielded a product containing approximately 65 wt.% benzene and >10 wt.% cyclohexyl-compounds. The fresh and spent catalysts were thoroughly characterized by ICP-AES, N2 isothermal adsorption, XRD, XPS and TGA, and the effects of the phosphorus as the catalyst promoter and MgO as a basic support were discussed. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)242-249
JournalApplied Catalysis A: General
Volume360
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2009
Externally publishedYes

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Research Keywords

  • Bio-crude
  • CoMo/MgO
  • CoMoP/MgO
  • Hydrodeoxygenation
  • Phenol
  • Sulfided catalysts

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