Effect of Carbonization on CoMoS Catalyst supports in the Hydrodeoxygenation of Guaiacol as a Model Bio-Oil Compound

Abstract

CoMoS/C_x/Sup Catalysts were prepared using 12-molybdophosphoric heteropolyacid and cobalt citrate. The supports were Al₂O₃, SiO₂, nos, ZrO₂, and carbonized Cr/Sup derived substrates (2 and 6 mass % carbon). The catalytic properties of these samples in the hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol in a microflow apparatus were studied. With increasing carbon content in the supports, the length and number of MoS₂ layers in the package increase in all the samples, apparently due to a decrease in the strength of the particle interaction with the more inert carbonized surface. Furthermore, the dispersion of the molybdenum particles on the catalyst surface, the content of promoter in the CoMoS active phase, and the extent of promotion of the crystallite edges differ significantly. The reasons were examined for the observed behavior and possible activity interrelationship during the hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol with the parameters of the catalyst and active phase nanoparticles.