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Aliphatic Hydrocarbons from Lignocellulose by Pyrolysis over Cesium‐Modified Amorphous Silica Alumina Catalysts
Author(s) -
Zabeti Masoud,
Sai Sankar Gupta Karthick Babu,
Raman Ganesan,
Lefferts Leon,
Schallmoser Stefan,
Lercher Johannes A.,
Seshan K.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201500487
Subject(s) - pyrolysis , catalysis , caesium , chemistry , amorphous solid , yield (engineering) , mass spectrometry , biomass (ecology) , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , chromatography , metallurgy , oceanography , engineering , geology
Cesium‐modified amorphous silica alumina (Cs/ASA) is a promising catalyst for the production of hydrocarbons through pyrolysis of biomass. Catalytic pyrolysis of pinewood over Cs/ASA in a pyrolyzer system in conjunction with a gas chromatograph and mass spectrometer resulted in a 22 % yield of hydrocarbons containing more than 50 % aliphatic hydrocarbons. Factors such as the nature of the support and the concentration of Cs + ions influenced the catalyst activity for the production of hydrocarbons. Physicochemical characterization showed that the cesium exists in the form of Cs 2 CO 3 , which interacts strongly with the ASA support.