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Formic Acid as a Hydrogen Donor for Catalytic Transformations of Tar Full article

Journal Energies
ISSN: 1996-1073
Output data Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Number: 17, Article number : 4515, Pages count : 12 DOI: 10.3390/en13174515
Tags hydrocracking; tar; formic acid; nickel; zeolite; hydrogen donor; catalyst
Authors Chesnokov Vladimir V. 1 , Dik Pavel P. 1 , Chichkan Aleksandra S. 1
Affiliations
1 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences

Funding (1)

1 Russian Science Foundation 17-73-30032

Abstract: Specific features of the catalytic tar cracking in the presence of formic acid, BEA zeolite and 8% Ni-2.5% Mo/Sibunit catalyst were studied at 350 °C and 1.0 MPa pressure. The obtained results evidenced that formic acid can be used as a hydrogen donor during catalytic reactions. The formic acid addition made it possible to perform efficient hydrocracking of heavy feed such as tar. It was found that both the tar conversion and selectivity to light (gasoline-diesel) fractions grew in the sequence: tar < (tar - formic acid) < (tar - formic acid - BEA zeolite) < (tar - formic acid - BEA zeolite - 8% Ni-2.5% Mo/Sibunit catalyst). Furthermore, significantly lower concentrations of impurities containing sulfur and nitrogen were observed for the (tar - formic acid - BEA zeolite - 8% Ni-2.5% Mo/Sibunit catalyst) system. For example, the sulfur and nitrogen concentrations in the tar precursor were 1.50% and 0.86%, respectively. Meanwhile, their concentrations in the liquid products after the catalytic cracking were 0.73% and 0.18%, respectively.
Cite: Chesnokov V.V. , Dik P.P. , Chichkan A.S.
Formic Acid as a Hydrogen Donor for Catalytic Transformations of Tar
Energies. 2020. V.13. N17. 4515 :1-12. DOI: 10.3390/en13174515 WOS Scopus РИНЦ OpenAlex AN
Files: Full text from publisher
Dates:
Submitted: Aug 3, 2020
Accepted: Aug 26, 2020
Published print: Sep 1, 2020
Published online: Sep 1, 2020
Identifiers:
≡ Web of science: WOS:000569849100001
≡ Scopus: 2-s2.0-85090899545
≡ Elibrary: 45293441
≡ OpenAlex: W3081674064
≡ Chemical Abstracts: 2020:2069087
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