Aqueous phase reforming of xylitol over Pt-Re bimetallic catalyst: Effect of the Re addition

Alexey V. Kirilin, Anton V. Tokarev, Haresh Manyar, Christopher Hardacre, Tapio Salmi, J. P. Mikkola, Dmitry Yu Murzin*

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    Abstract

    The aqueous phase reforming (APR) of xylitol was studied in a continuous fixed bed reactor over three catalysts: Pt/Al2O3, Pt/TiO2 and Pt-Re/TiO2. The data obtained in the case of the monometallic Pt catalysts was compared to the bimetallic Pt-Re sample. The effect of Re addition on the catalyst stability, activity, product formation and selectivity toward hydrogen and alkanes was studied. The bimetallic catalyst demonstrated a higher selectivity to alkanes compared to the monometallic samples. The monometallic catalyst was more selective toward hydrogen formation. A plausible reaction scheme explaining differences in selectivity toward hydrogen and alkanes was proposed and discussed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)97-107
    Number of pages11
    JournalCatalysis Today
    Volume223
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Mar 2014

    Keywords

    • Aqueous phase reforming of xylitol
    • Bimetallic catalyst
    • Biomass conversion
    • Hydrogen formation
    • Pt-Re/TiO

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