Nitrogen‐Doped Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Supported Bimetallic PtCo Nanoparticles for Upgrading of Biophenolics |
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| Authors: | Dr. Guang‐Hui Wang Dr. Zhengwen Cao Dr. Dong Gu Norbert Pfänder Ann‐Christin Swertz Bernd Spliethoff Hans‐Josef Bongard Dr. Claudia Weidenthaler Dr. Wolfgang Schmidt Dr. Roberto Rinaldi Prof. Dr. Ferdi Schüth |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany;2. Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany;3. Imperial College London, Department of Chemical Engineering, London, UK |
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| Abstract: | Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is an attractive route for the upgrading of bio‐oils produced from lignocellulose. Current catalysts require harsh conditions to effect HDO, decreasing the process efficiency in terms of energy and carbon balance. Herein we report a novel and facile method for synthesizing bimetallic PtCo nanoparticle catalysts (ca. 1.5 nm) highly dispersed in the framework of nitrogen‐doped ordered mesoporous carbon (NOMC) for this reaction. We demonstrate that NOMC with either 2D hexagonal (p6m) or 3D cubic (Im m) structure can be easily synthesized by simply adjusting the polymerization temperature. We also demonstrate that PtCo/NOMC (metal loading: Pt 9.90 wt %; Co 3.31 wt %) is a highly effective catalyst for HDO of phenolic compounds and “real‐world” biomass‐derived phenolic streams. In the presence of PtCo/NOMC, full deoxygenation of phenolic compounds and a biomass‐derived phenolic stream is achieved under conditions of low severity. |
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| Keywords: | bimetallic nanoparticles biomass hydrodeoxygenation mesoporous materials phenols |
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