Mesoporous aluminosilicate nanofibers with a low Si/Al ratio as acidic catalyst for hydrodeoxygenation of phenol

Tommy Haynes; Thibaut  D’hondt; Alexander L. Morritt; Yaroslav Khimyak; Didier  Desmecht; Vincent Dubois; Sophie Hermans

doi:10.1002/cctc.201900522

Mesoporous aluminosilicate nanofibers with a low Si/Al ratio as acidic catalyst for hydrodeoxygenation of phenol

Tommy Haynes, Thibaut D’hondt, Alexander L. Morritt, Yaroslav Khimyak, Didier Desmecht, Vincent Dubois, Sophie Hermans

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Abstract

Mesoporous aluminosilicate nanofibers (mASNF) were prepared using hard and soft dual templates approach. The mesoporous material was fully characterized and its acidic nature was confirmed by FTIR spectroscopy of pyridine adsorption and 27Al/29Si solid state NMR. Thanks to the incorporated aluminum atoms, the acidic material showed high hydrothermal stability which is an essential property for biomass conversion applications. The catalytic performance of Pd supported on mASNF for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of lignin model compound was also investigated. A complete conversion and a high selectivity towards cyclohexane (up to 95%) starting from phenol were achieved with this bifunctional catalyst. In comparison, no cyclohexane has been produced with a non-acidic material which underlines the importance of acidic sites in HDO process selectivity control. Moreover, the catalyst can be recycled without losing its initial structure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4054-4063
Number of pages	10
Journal	ChemCatChem
Volume	11
Issue number	16
Early online date	7 May 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201900522
Publication status	Published - 21 Aug 2019

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Mesoporous aluminosilicate nanofibers with a low Si/Al ratio as acidic catalyst for hydrodeoxygenation of phenol. / Haynes, Tommy; D’hondt, Thibaut ; Morritt, Alexander L.; Khimyak, Yaroslav; Desmecht, Didier ; Dubois, Vincent; Hermans, Sophie.

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