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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
Volume 57, Issue 26, Pages 8655-8663Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b01334
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- University of Michigan
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship [DGE 1256260]
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Hydrothermal solutions are important media for the conversion of biomass-derived species to useful chemicals and the destruction of environmental pollutants. These solutions are aggressive and can degrade heterogeneous catalysts. This article describes a framework for understanding the hydrothermal stability of heterogeneous catalyst materials with respect to oxidation and dissolution. We applied the revised Helgeson-Kirkham-Flowers thermodynamic equation of state to determine the oxidation states and solubilities of metals and oxides in water at 150-550 degrees C and 22-50 MPa. Design criteria for catalyst compositions were determined through correlations between metal solubility and electro-negativity and between oxide solubility and cation electro- negativity, ionic-covalent parameter, and polarizing power. Design criteria for aqueous solution compositions were determined by constructing oxygen fugacity-pH diagrams, which illustrate material phase changes in response to changes in pH and the oxidative or reductive strength of the solution. Combined, these criteria facilitate design of stable catalytic materials for hydrothermal reactions.
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