Insights into the Nature of the Active Sites of Pt-WOx/Al2O3 Catalysts for Glycerol Hydrogenolysis into 1,3-Propanediol

Autor: Iker Agirrezabal-Telleria, Mikel Oregui Bengoechea, Inaki Gandarias, Pedro-Luis Arias, Clara Jarauta-Córdoba
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
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Catalysts, Vol 11, Iss 1171, p 1171 (2021)
Catalysts
Volume 11
Issue 10
Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Zaguán. Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Zaragoza
Popis: The chemo-selective hydrogenolysis of secondary hydroxyls is an important reaction for the production of biomass-derived α,ω-diols. This is the case for 1,3-propanediol production from glycerol. Supported Pt-WOx materials are effective catalysts for this transformation, and their activity is often related to the tungsten surface density and Brönsted acidity, although there are discrepancies in this regard. In this work, a series of Pt-WOx/γ-Al2O3 catalysts were prepared by modifying the pH of the solutions used in the active metal impregnation step. The activity–structure relationships, together with the results from the addition of in situ titrants, i.e., 2,6-di-tert-butyl-pyridine or pyridine, helped in elucidating the nature of the bifunctional active sites for the selective production of 1,3-propanediol. This work was supported by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), European Union, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (Spanish MICIN Project: RTI2018-094918-BC43), and the Basque Government (IT993-16). Clara Jarauta Cordoba acknowledges financial support from the Spanish Government (BES-2014-069165 and EEBB-I-18-13018).
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