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Optimization of catalyst activity and stability in the m-cresol hydrodeoxygenation through Ni particle size control

5 Dec 2023

By taking advantage of different nanoparticle size control methodologies, the precise role of Ni particle size (from 1 nm to 9 nm) was evaluated in the HDO of m-cresol in vapor phase at 573 K under atmospheric pressure. The m-cresol HDO reaction pathways were found to be Ni-particle size dependent. The direct deoxygenation (DDO) rate increased by 10 times when decreasing Ni particle size from 9 nm to 1 nm, while the hydrogenation (HYD) and hydrogenolysis (HYG) rates moderately increased. By applying a geometric model, reaction rates were correlated to the different type of sites. Edges and corner sites (smaller particles) favor aromatics production (DDO route), while face sites (larger particles) favor both HYD and HYG routes. Catalysts partially deactivated due to coke formation, with only slight sintering observed for 1 nm Ni particles. Such findings may serve in the further preparation of active and selective catalysts for bio-oils upgrading into fuel.

Authors

Camila Abreu Teles, Anthony Le Valant, Christine Canaff, Jeremy Dhainaut, Jean-Marc Clacens, Fabio Bellot Noronha, Frédéric Richard, Sebastien Royer, Carmen Ciotonea

Bibliographic Reference
Camila Abreu Teles, Anthony Le Valant, Christine Canaff, Jeremy Dhainaut, Jean-Marc Clacens, et al.. Optimization of catalyst activity and stability in the m-cresol hydrodeoxygenation through Ni particle size control. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 338, pp.123030. ⟨10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123030⟩. ⟨hal-04249836⟩
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123030
HAL Collection
["INSU - Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers", "Université d'Artois", 'CNRS - Centre national de la recherche scientifique', "Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale", 'Université de Poitiers', 'Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide', 'INSTITUT DE CHIMIE DES MILIEUX ET MATERIAUX DE POITIERS', 'Institut de Chimie du CNRS', 'Université de Lille', 'ANR', 'Unité de Chimie Environnementale et Interactions sur le vivant']
HAL Identifier
4249836
Institution
['Université de Poitiers', "Institut national des sciences de l'Univers", 'Institut de Chimie - CNRS Chimie', "Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale", "Université d'Artois", 'Centrale Lille']
Laboratory
['Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers', 'Unité de Chimie Environnementale et Interactions sur le Vivant', 'Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide - UMR 8181']
Published in
France

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