Issue 94, 2014

Catalytic performance of Pt/AlPO4 catalysts for selective hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol in the vapour phase

Abstract

Hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol was investigated in the vapour phase over a series of Pt/AlPO4 catalysts with platinum loadings ranging from 0.5 to 3 wt%. The catalysts were prepared by a wet impregnation method and characterized by various techniques such as X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), BET surface area, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and CO-chemisorption methods. Ex situ pyridine adsorbed FTIR analysis and temperature programmed desorption (TPD) of NH3 were employed to investigate the acidic properties of the catalysts. Further, the effect of reaction temperature, hydrogen flow rate, glycerol concentration and various contents of platinum (0.5 to 3 wt%) have been investigated to find the optimum reaction conditions. Superior performance with almost 100% conversion of glycerol and above 35% selectivity to 1,3-propanediol was obtained over 2 wt% Pt/AlPO4 at 260 °C and atmospheric pressure. The influence of acidity of the catalyst and its correlation to the catalytic performance (selectivity and conversion) has been studied. The high strength of weak acidic sites and Brønsted acidity of the catalyst measured by NH3-TPD and Pyr-FTIR were concluded to play a key role in selective formation of 1,3-propanediol. XRD, TEM and CO-chemisorption studies revealed that platinum was well dispersed on AlPO4 which further contributed to higher catalytic activity for glycerol hydrogenolysis.

Graphical abstract: Catalytic performance of Pt/AlPO4 catalysts for selective hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol in the vapour phase

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Aug 2014
Accepted
07 Oct 2014
First published
17 Oct 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 51893-51903

Author version available

Catalytic performance of Pt/AlPO4 catalysts for selective hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol in the vapour phase

S. S. Priya, V. P. Kumar, M. L. Kantam, S. K. Bhargava and K. V. R. Chary, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 51893 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA09357G

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