Atmospheric Hydrodeoxygenation of Anisole to Hydrocarbons Over Ni Supported on Mesoporous Silica

The HDO reaction was carried out using anisole at 300 °C in hydrogen under atmospheric pressure. Ni/meso-SiO2 and Nickel silicate catalysts with high nickel contents were used. The yield of hydrocarbons in the HDO reaction over the nickel silicate catalyst was high compared to that over the Ni/meso-SiO2 catalyst. In addition, the stability of the nickel silicate catalyst was excellent.