Abstract
Influence of water and acidic protic solvent on hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of the furfural-acetone adduct (FAA) over Ni/Al2O3-ZrO2 (NiAZ) catalysts were investigated. The HDO of FAA was carried out in a batch reactor at 150°C for 8 hours. The NiAZ catalysts were home-made catalysts which were prepared by wet impregnation method with 10 and 20% nickel loading. The HDO reaction of FAA using 10NiAZ in water at 150°C gave alkane and oxygenated hydrocarbons at 31.41% with selectivity over tridecane (C13) in 6.67%. On the other hand, a reaction using acetic acid:water (1:19 v/v) in similar reaction condition gave only oxygenated compounds and hydrocracking product (C8-C10). The formation of tridecane (C13) was proposed by hydrogenation of C=O and C=C followed by decarboxylation without hydrocracking process. The presence of water facilitated decarboxylation mechanism by stabilized dehydrogenated derivatives of FAA.
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