Dehydration of fatty alcohols on zirconia supported tungstate catalysts

Lara Milaković, Yue Liu, Eszter Baráth, Johannes A. Lercher

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Abstract

Zirconia supported tungstates catalyze octadecanol dehydration, an important step in the carbon preserving conversion of triglycerides to fuels. This study shows the dependence of the tetragonal zirconia phase of WO3/ZrO2 on the formation of Zr-stabilized WO3 clusters, leading to the highest Brønsted acid site concentrations and in turn to the highest octadecanol dehydration rates. Small concentrations of Pt increased the Brønsted acid site concentrations by stabilizing partly reduced tungstates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6084-6091
Number of pages8
JournalCatalysis Science and Technology
Volume12
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Sep 2022
Externally publishedYes

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