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Structure-Activity Relationships of Pt-WOx/Al2O3 Prepared with Different W Contents and Pretreatment Conditions for Glycerol Conversion to 1,3-Propanediol

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Turning waste glycerol into a fundamental chemical used in the petrochemical industry offers an opportunity to reduce not only waste from biodiesel production but also the consumption of petroleum-based chemicals. In the present work, glycerol was converted to 1,3-propanediol over Pt-WOx/Al2O3 catalysts, while focusing on the influence of W loading contents (10–20 wt.%) and catalyst pretreatment conditions, specifically the calcination temperatures of WOx/Al2O3 (700–900 °C), calcination temperatures of Pt-WOx/Al2O3 (350–450 °C) and reduction temperatures of Pt-WOx/Al2O3 (300–400 °C). The characteristics of the catalysts were identified by applying N2-sorption, XRD, Raman, CO pulse chemisorption, NH3-TPD, H2-TPR, H2-TPD, SEM and TEM-EDS and XPS. The W loading contents and pretreatment conditions strongly affected the activity and products selectivity. The W content and calcination temperature of WOx/Al2O3 at 15 wt.% and 800 °C, respectively, were evaluated as the most suitable in providing optimum W-O-W clusters to generate Hδ+ which was a key parameter for the generation of 1,3-propanediol. The calcination and reduction temperatures of Pt-WOx/Al2O3 at 400 °C and 350 °C, respectively, were mandatory to sufficiently convert PtCl2 to Pt3O4 and Pt3O4 to metallic Pt, respectively. The optimized Pt-WOx/Al2O3 catalyst achieved a high glycerol conversion (44.7%) with high selectivity toward 1,3-propanediol (45.1%) under a reaction temperature and pressure of 220 °C and 60 bar, respectively.

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This work was financially supported by the Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute (KURDI), (FF(KU)21.65).

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand

    Napaphut Dolsiririttigul, Anusorn Seubsai & Thongthai Witoon

  2. Center for Advanced Studies in Nanotechnology for Chemical, Food and Agricultural Industries, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand

    Napaphut Dolsiririttigul, Anusorn Seubsai & Thongthai Witoon

  3. Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand

    Thanapha Numpilai

  4. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210, Thailand

    Chularat Wattanakit

  5. National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand

    Kajornsak Faungnawakij

  6. Department of Chemical Engineering, Center for Catalysis and Separation (CeCaS), College of Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Chin Kui Cheng

  7. Centre of Excellence for Green Energy and Environmental Nanomaterials (CE@GrEEN), Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, 755414, Vietnam

    Dai-Viet N. Vo

  8. Synchrotron Light Research Institute, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand

    Supinya Nijpanich & Narong Chanlek

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ND: investigation, writing-reviewing and editing. TN: investigation, validation, writing-original draft preparation, writing-reviewing and editing. CW: visualization, writing-reviewing and editing. AS: visualization, writing-reviewing and editing. KF: visualization, writing-reviewing and editing. CKC: visualization, writing-reviewing and editing. D-VNV: visualization, writing-reviewing and editing. SN: visualization, writing-reviewing and editing. NC: visualization, writing-reviewing and editing. TW: conceptualization, methodology, writing-original draft preparation, writing-reviewing and editing.

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Dolsiririttigul, N., Numpilai, T., Wattanakit, C. et al. Structure-Activity Relationships of Pt-WOx/Al2O3 Prepared with Different W Contents and Pretreatment Conditions for Glycerol Conversion to 1,3-Propanediol. Top Catal 66, 205–222 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-022-01753-9

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