Hydrogenolysis of glycerol was conducted on catalyst of the type mixed oxide of Cu-Cr doped with NiO on g-Al2O3. The prepared catalyst was analyzed by XRD, IR and TPR. Catalytic tests were carried out on a laboratory plant in continuous flow system on a reactor equipped with heating mantle, at molar ratio of glycerol / hydrogen of 1/300, glycerol volume hourly space velocities 1000s-1, temperatures 200-220oC and pressures 3-5 bar. The main reaction products identified were propylene glycol and hydroxyacetone. Glycerol conversion increases with temperature and pressure on ranges of parameters studied. Selectivity to propylene glycol increases with increasing of temperature and pressure and the selectivity to hydroxyacetone decreases with increasing of temperature and pressure on the variation range of the parameters studied.
Cu-Cr and Co-Cr oxide systems supported on Al 2 O 3 and Al 2 O 3 ? SiO 2 were studied in order to find the appropriate combination as a catalyst for the reduction of NO with CO with respect to the active phase and the nature of the support. The catalysts were prepared by successive impregnation of the support with solution mixtures of tartaric acid and nitrate. The catalysts were characterized by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), Brunauer, Emmett, Teller (BET), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) methods. The copper-chromium catalysts are more active than the cobalt-chromium ones. The catalysts supported on Al 2 O 3 ? SiO 2 are more active than the supported on pure alumina. The probable reasons are the higher content of copper and cobalt on the surface of Al 2 O 3 ? SiO 2 and a formation of less active in the studied reaction copper and cobalt aluminates on the alumina supported catalysts.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.