Hierarchical mesoporous Pd/ZSM-5 for the selective catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of m-cresol to methylcyclohexane

James A. Hunns, Marta Arroyo, Adam F. Lee, José M. Escola, David Serrano*, Karen Wilson

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Abstract

Mesopore incorporation into ZSM-5 enhances the dispersion of Pd nanoparticles throughout the hierarchical framework, significantly accelerating m-cresol conversion relative to a conventional microporous ZSM-5, and dramatically increasing selectivity towards the desired methylcyclohexane deoxygenated product. Increasing the acid site density further promotes m-cresol conversion and methylcyclohexane selectivity through efficient dehydration of the intermediate methylcyclohexanol.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2560-2564
Number of pages5
JournalCatalysis Science and Technology
Volume6
Issue number8
Early online date29 Dec 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Apr 2016

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This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.

Funding: EPSRC (EP/K036548/1 and EP/K014706/1), EU FP7 (FP7/2007-2013) grant agreement 604307

Electronic supplementary information: Full synthetic, characterisation and reaction details. See DOI:10.1039/c5cy02072g

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