Solid acid co-catalyst for the hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol over Ir-ReO x/SiO 2

Yoshinao Nakagawa, Xuanhe Ning, Yasushi Amada, Keiichi Tomishige

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Abstract

Hydrogenolysis of aqueous glycerol was conducted with Ir-ReO x/SiO 2 catalyst and solid acid co-catalyst. Considering the reusability and activity, H-ZSM-5 is the most suitable solid co-catalyst. The property of Ir-ReO x/SiO 2 + H-ZSM-5 system including kinetics and selectivity trends in various reaction conditions is similar to the case of Ir-ReO x/SiO 2 + H 2SO 4. The catalyst stability, activity, and the maximum yield of 1,3-PrD of Ir-ReO x/SiO 2 + H-ZSM-5 were slightly lower than Ir-ReO x/SiO 2 + H 2SO 4. The role of added acid may be to protonate the surface of ReO x cluster to increase the number of hydroxorhenium site, which activates glycerol by the formation of glyceride species.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)128-134
Number of pages7
JournalApplied Catalysis A: General
Volume433-434
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 Aug 8

Keywords

  • Glycerol
  • Hydrogenolysis
  • Iridium
  • Rhenium
  • Zeolite

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