Abstract
The state of Ni supported on HZSM-5 zeolite, silica, and sulfonated carbon was studied during aqueous-phase catalysis of phenol hydrodeoxygenation using in situ extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy. On sulfonated carbon and HZSM-5 supports, NiO and Ni(OH)2 were readily reduced to Ni0 under reaction conditions (≈35 bar H2 in aqueous phenol solutions containing up to 0.5 wt. % phosphoric acid at 473 K). In contrast, Ni supported on SiO2 was not stable in a fully reduced Ni0 state. Water enables the formation of NiII phyllosilicate, which is more stable, that is, difficult to reduce, than either α-Ni(OH)2 or NiO. Leaching of Ni from the supports was not observed over a broad range of reaction conditions. Ni0 particles on HZSM-5 were stable even in presence of 15 wt. % acetic acid at 473 K and 35 bar H2.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 16541-16546 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 46 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Nov 2015 |
Keywords
- EXAFS
- XANES
- hydrogenation
- nanoparticles
- nickel