1. In-situ upgrading of bio-tar over Mg-Ni-Mo catalyst supported by KOH treated activated charcoal in supercritical ethanol
- Author
-
Ji Yeon Park, In Gu Lee, Kwan Young Lee, and Jin Hyuk Lee
- Subjects
Chemistry ,020209 energy ,General Chemical Engineering ,Organic Chemistry ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,Tar ,02 engineering and technology ,Coke ,Supercritical fluid ,Catalysis ,Fuel Technology ,020401 chemical engineering ,Activated charcoal ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,0204 chemical engineering ,Mesoporous material ,Hydrodeoxygenation ,Deoxygenation ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
In-situ catalytic hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of bio-tar in supercritical ethanol for upgraded biofuel was investigated. Highly mesoporous KOH-treated AC (KOH-AC) was synthesized by chemical activation and used as the support for Ni-based catalysts. Among the tested catalysts (AC, KOH-AC, Mg-Ni-Mo/AC, and Mg-Ni-Mo/KOH-AC), Mg-Ni-Mo/KOH-AC with a high surface area of 1310.1 m2/g and a well-developed mesoporous structure exhibited much higher catalytic performance for the HDO of bio-tar. The effects of different reaction temperatures (300–400 °C) and residence time (0–120 min) on the HDO of bio-tar over Mg-Ni-Mo/KOH-AC were also examined. Enhanced properties of liquid fuel with a higher heating value (HHV) of 36.2 MJkg−1, an oxygen content of 11.7 wt%, and a total acid number (TAN) value of 8.6 mgKOHg−1 were obtained from bio-tar over a Mg-Ni-Mo/KOH-AC at 400 °C for 120 min. In these conditions, acids, aldehydes, and oxygenated phenols present in bio-tar (>67 area%) were effectively converted to high value-added species including aromatics, hydrocarbons, and alkyl phenols in upgraded bio-tar (>77 area%) via esterification, hydrogenation, deoxygenation, and ring-alkylation reactions. A series of Mg-Ni-Mo/KOH-AC catalyst recycle test showed the deposition of coke on the catalyst, which became a major reason for the catalyst deactivation.
- Published
- 2019