Bifunctional Pt–Re Catalysts in Hydrodeoxygenation of Isoeugenol as a Model Compound for Renewable Jet Fuel Production
Mark E. Martínez‐Klimov, Päivi Mäki‐Arvela, Ayşegül Çiftçi, Narendra Kumar, Kari Eränen, Markus Peurla, Emiel J. M. Hensen, Dmitry Yu. Murzin
Abstract
Bimetallic platinum–rhenium catalysts supported on activated carbon were tested for the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of isoeugenol at 250 °C and 30 bar of H2 in a batch reactor. The catalysts were characterized by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-IES), N2 physisorption, electron microscopy (high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM)), temperature-programmed reduction, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS)), and temperature-programmed desorption of ammonia. Bimetallic catalysts containing Pt and Re were much more active than monometallic Pt/C and Re/C. Complete isoeugenol conversion, high propylcyclohexane yield (99%), and a high liquid-phase mass balance (77%) were obtained for the catalyst with the highest Re loading, Pt–Re(1:5)/C. Such high activity is attributed to a synergistic effect between the reduced Pt and the Re-oxide species, as both metal active sites and oxygen vacancies are required for HDO. The apparent activation energy for the HDO of isoeugenol with Pt–Re(1:5)/C was 44 kJ/mol.