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Promising Ni/Al-SBA-15 catalysts for hydrodeoxygenation of dibenzofuran into fuel grade hydrocarbons: Synergetic effect of Ni and Al-SBA-15 support
Gbadamasi, Sharafadeen,Ali, Tammar Hussein,Voon, Lee Hwei,Atta, Abdulazeez Yusuf,Sudarsanam, Putla,Bhargava, Suresh K.,Abd Hamid, Sharifah Bee
, p. 25992 - 26002 (2016/03/25)
This work has been undertaken with the aim of designing promising noble-metal-free catalysts for efficient hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of dibenzofuran (DBF) into fuel grade hydrocarbons. For this, various Ni/Al-SBA-15 catalysts with different Si/Al (50, 60, 70 and 80) mole ratios were synthesized and their catalytic performance was tested for HDO of DBF in a batch reactor. The catalysts were systematically characterized using XRD, N2-adsorption-desorption, Raman, H2-TPR, NH3-TPD, XRF, and FESEM techniques. The activity results showed that the HDO of DBF proceeds via hydrogenation of benzene on the Ni sites followed by cleavage of C-O bonds on the acidic sites of the catalyst to yield unsaturated hydrocarbons. Further hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbons on the Ni sites gives bicyclohexane as the major product. Remarkably, a 100% DBF conversion was found for all the catalysts except for Ni/SBA-15 and Ni/Al-SBA-15(80) (Si/Al mole ratio = 80) catalysts, which showed 97.97 and 99.31%, respectively. A significant observation noticed in this study is that the incorporation of Al into Ni/SBA-15 results in an outstanding improvement in the selectivity of the bicyclohexane product. Among the catalysts tested, the Ni/Al-SBA-15(50) (Si/Al mole ratio = 50) catalyst showed the highest efficiency, with superior selectivity of ～87% for bicyclohexane and ～96% degree of deoxygenation at 10 MPa, 260 °C and 5 h. The obtained structure-activity results reveal the synergetic effect of Ni and support in HDO of DBF reaction: the concentration of acidic sites has a significant effect on the selectivity of the desired products.
Hydrodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene, 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene, and their hydrogenated intermediates over bulk tungsten phosphide
Yang, Lei,Li, Xiang,Wang, Anjie,Prins, Roel,Chen, Yongying,Duan, Xinping
, p. 330 - 343 (2015/09/01)
The kinetics of the hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of dibenzothiophene (DBT), 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene (4,6-DMDBT), and their hydrogenated intermediates over bulk tungsten phosphide (WP) was studied. WP possessed high hydrogenation/dehydrogenation activity but was highly sensitive to piperidine inhibition. 4,6-DMDBT reacted faster than DBT, and both DBT and 4,6-DMDBT reacted mainly through the hydrogenation pathway. The methyl groups suppressed the direct desulfurization of 4,6-DMDBT but significantly promoted the hydrogenation of 4,6-DMDBT and the dehydrogenation of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene (TH-4,6-DMDBT) and 1,2,3,4,4a,9b-hexahydro-4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene, but decreased the rate of hydrogenation of TH-4,6-DMDBT. Piperidine inhibited the HDS of 4,6-DMDBT much more strongly than that of DBT. Substantial dehydrogenation of TH-4,6-DMDBT to 4,6-DMDBT and two of its isomers occurred. The formation of these 4,6-DMDBT isomers in the dehydrogenation of TH-4,6-DMDBT and the hydrocracking of 1-methyl-4-(3-methylcyclohexyl)-benzene, as well as the formation of cyclopentylphenylmethane and (cyclopentylmethyl)cyclohexane, is ascribed to the metallic character of WP.
