Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 307, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121137
Keywords
Aromatic ring hydrogenation; Ruthenium; Al2O3; Lignin-derived compounds; Diphenyl ether
Funding
- National Key Research and Devel-opment Program of China [2017YFE0124200]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21978317]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20200028]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2021YCPY0201]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
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This study investigates Ru-based catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of lignin-derived aromatic compounds and finds that Ru/alpha-Al2O3 catalyst exhibits excellent recyclability, air stability, and the highest activity. The mechanism of selective hydrogenation is revealed by experimental and theoretical calculations.
Selective hydrogenation of aromatic ring represents an essential process for the valorization of lignin in the chemical industry but achieving this process at low temperature is still a challenge. Herein, a series of Ru-based catalysts were investigated. It is found that Ru/gamma-Al2O3 with small Ru metal particle size shows the low activity in this system. A unique and strong metal-support interaction for Ru/gamma-Al2O3 indicates that the strongly bounded Ru-O-Al sites lead to the positive charge of Ru species. In contrast, Ru/alpha-Al2O3 with well-dispersed Ru nano particles supported on alpha-Al2O3 can successfully catalyze the selective hydrogenation of lignin-derived aromatic compounds at room temperature. Ru/alpha-Al2O3 has the excellent recyclability, air stability and the highest activity. The selective hydrogenation of aromatic ring for Ru/alpha-Al2O3 results from the fast dissociation of H-2 and the high adsorption energy of aromatic ring as revealed by X-ray absorption spectra, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations.
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