Ceria-promoted Co@NC catalyst for biofuel upgrade: synergy between ceria and cobalt species
Bowei Wang, Ruixiao Gao, Dan Zhang, Yuyao Zeng, Fangying Zhang, Xilong Yan, Yang Li, Ligong Chen
Abstract
Ceria is introduced to promote the activity of Co@NC. HDO of vanillin can be catalyzed by Co/Ce@NC either using H<sub>2</sub> or ethanol as the H donor.
Topics & Concepts
CobaltCatalysisVanillinBiofuelChemistryEthanolNuclear chemistryChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryBiotechnologyBiologyEngineeringCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesNanomaterials for catalytic reactions