Enhanced recycling performance of bimetallic Ir-Re/SiO_(2) catalyst by amberlyst-15 for glycerol hydrogenolysis

Recycling performance of heterogeneous catalysts is of crucial importance especially for a batch reaction system.In this work,we demonstrate a strategy for enhancing recycling performance of Ir-Re/SiO_(2) catalyst synergized with amberlyst-15 in glycerol hydrogenolysis to produce 1,3-propanediol.Comprehensive characterization results reveal that the Re sites in the Ir-Re/SiO_(2) catalyst undergo irreversible segregation and oxidation.These hinder the formation of active ReAOH species and thus contribute to a complete and irreversible deactivation.However,the introduction of amberlyst-15 into the reactant mixture can restrain the oxidation process of Re sites and favor the formation of ReAOH species,and thus significantly enhance the catalytic recycling performance.The results demonstrated here could guide the development of excellent bimetallic catalysts with the desirable recycling performances for the reaction.

Understanding the catalytic performance and deactivation behaviour of second-promoter doped Pt/WO_(χ)/γ-Al_(2)O_(3) catalysts in the glycerol hydrogenolysis for selective and cleaner production of 1,3-propanediol

The selective aqueous-phase glycerol hydrogenolysis is a promising reaction to produce commercially useful 1,3-propanediol(1,3-PDO).The Pt-WOx bifunctional catalyst can catalyse the glycerol hydrogenol-ysis but the catalyst deactivation via sintering,metal leaching,and coking can predominantly occur in the aqueous phase reaction.In this work,the effect of reaction temperature,pressure and second promoter(Cu,Fe,Rh,Mn,Re,Ru,Ir,Sn,B,and P)on catalytic performance and deactivation behaviour of Pt/WOx/-Al2O3 was investigated.When doped with Rh,Mn,Re,Ru,Ir,B,and P,the second promoter boosts cat-alytic activity by promoting great dispersion of Pt on support and increasing Pt surface area.The increased Bronsted acid sites lead to selective synthesis of 1,3-PDO than 1,2-propanediol(1,2-PDO).The characterization studies of fresh and spent catalysts reveal that the main cause of catalyst deactiva-tion is the Pt sintering,as interpreted based on XRD,CO chemisorption,and TEM analyses.The Pt sinter-ing is affected depending on the second promoter that can either or reduce the interaction between Pt,WO_(χ)/γ and Al_(2)O_(3).As an electron acceptor of Pt in Pt/WO_(χ)/γ-Al_(2)O_(3),Re and Mn as second promoters resulted in increased Pt^(2+) on the catalytic surface,which strengthens the contact between Pt andγ-Al_(2)O_(3) and WO_(χ),resulting in a decrease in Pt sintering.The metal leaching and coking are not affected by the presence of second promoter.The catalyst modified with a second promoter possesses improved catalytic activity and 1,3-PDO production,however the stability continues to remain a challenge.The present work unrav-elled the determining parameters of catalytic activity and deactivation,thus providing a promising pro-tocol toward effective catalysts for glycerol hydrogenolysis.

A multi-functional Ru Mo bimetallic catalyst for ultra-efficient C3 alcohols production from liquid phase hydrogenolysis of glycerol

Ru and Mo bimetallic catalysts supported on active carbon modified by phosphotungstic acid(PW)were designed and applied in glycerol hydrogenolysis reaction.The physicochemical properties of the catalysts were characterized and the presence of active sites was investigated from the perspective of the glycerol hydrogenolysis performance.The MoOxis highly selective for the C—O bond cleavage of glycerol molecules,which can reasonably regulate the strong C—C bond cleavage activity of Ru nanoparticles.By using sequential deposition of Ru and Mo supported on mesoporous PW-C,the characterization results show that the combination of isolated low-valence MoOxwith metal Ru particles can form“MoOx-Ru-PW”,which provides highly catalytic activity toward C—O bond cleavage,selectively producing more C3 alcohols(mainly 1,2(3)-propanediol).The glycerol conversion of 1%Mo/Ru/PW-C catalyst was 59.6%,the selectivity of C3 alcohol was 96.1%,and the selectivity of propanediol(1,2(3)-propanediol)was 94.9%.It is noteworthy that the selectivity of 1,3-propanediol reached 20.7%when the PW was 21.07%(mass).This study provides experimental evidence for the tandem dehydration and hydrogenation mechanism of the multifunctional Mo/Ru/PW-C catalyst.

Hydrogenolysis of glycerol over HY zeolite supported Ru catalysts

An enhanced active and selective catalyst consisting of ruthenium supported on dealuminated HY zeolite has been prepared by a wet im- pregnation method. It was found that BET surface area of Ru/HY catalysts significantly increases after HC1 treatment. This treatment also increases the concentration of strong acid sites in the catalyst. The hydrogenolysis of glycerol over 5 wt% Ru/HY catalyst was investigated at 190-220℃ , an initial H2 pressure of 3-6 MPa, and in 20 wt% glycerol aqueous solution, The results indicate that HC1 treated Ru/HY catalyst shows higher activity compared with the untreated Ru/HY catalyst, and that the glycerol hydrogenolysis efficiency is influenced by the porosity and acidity of the support. A selectivity to 1,2-PDO of 81.3% at a glycerol conversion of 60.1% under 3 MPa H2 pressure and 220 ℃ for 10 h was achieved over the modified Ru/HY catalyst with a 1.0 mol/L HC1 treatment. It has also been shown that a longer reaction time, a higher temperature and a higher H2 pressure have the positive effects on the glycerol hydrogenolysis efficiency of the enhanced Ru/HY.

Interfacial synergism of hollow mesoporous Pt/WO_(x)/SiO_(2)-TiO_(2)catalysts enable highly selective hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol

The selective hydrogenolysis of glycerol exhibits great prospects,while the catalysts with high selectivity and activity are still missing and need to be created urgently.Herein,we report the synthesis of hollow mesoporous Pt/WO_(x)/SiO_(2)-TiO_(2)nanosphere catalysts with bi-functional interfaces synergistically for high efficiency conversion of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol.The hollow mesoporous Pt/WO_(x)/SiO_(2)-TiO_(2)catalysts show a typical brick-concrete liked framework with a high surface area(179.3 m^(2)·g^(-1)),large mesopore size(10.6 nm),uniform particle size(~400 nm),and ultrathin shell thickness(~75 nm).The brick anatase nanocrystals and concrete amorphous SiO_(2)networks can selectively rivet Pt nanoparticles and WO_(x)nanocluster species,respectively,thus constructing two interfaces for effective adsorption,rapidly catalytic dehydration and hydrogenation processes.The hollow mesoporous Pt/WO_(x)/SiO_(2)-TiO_(2)catalysts deliver a high selectivity of 53.8%for 1,3-propanediol(1,3-PDO)at a very high glycerol conversion of 85.0%.As a result,a favorable 1,3-PDO yield of 45.7%can be obtained with excellent stability,which is among the best performances of previously reported catalysts.This work paves a new way to synthesize catalysts with high selectivity,high activity and high stability.