<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In this study mesoporous SBA-15 was synthesized under acidic conditions using triblock copolymer <italic>Pluronic P123</italic> as template and tetraethyl orthosilicate as a silica source. SBA-15 was modified by different iron loading (1.8 %, 5 % and 10 %) <italic>via</italic> post-synthesis impregnation with Fe(NO3)3·9H2O. The obtained catalysts were characterized using XRD analysis, WDXRF spectroscopy and N2 adsorption-desorption analysis. Pyrolysis of cellulose with and without the catalyst was investigated using TG-FTIR. It was found that the presence of the synthesized catalysts affects formation of solid residue and significantly alters the composition of the other pyrolysis products. All catalysts considerably reduced the fraction of compounds containing hydroxyl group. Fe (10 %)/SBA-15 exhibited the highest deoxygenation ability. SBA-15 showed the highest catalytic selectivity for synthesis of olefins, while Fe (1.8 %)/SBA-15 showed the highest catalytic selectivity for synthesis of aromatic hydrocarbons.</abstract>

In this study mesoporous SBA-15 was synthesized under acidic conditions using triblock copolymer Pluronic P123 as template and tetraethyl orthosilicate as a silica source. SBA-15 was modified by different iron loading (1.8 %, 5 % and 10 %) via post-synthesis impregnation with Fe(NO3)3·9H2O. The obtained catalysts were characterized using XRD analysis, WDXRF spectroscopy and N2 adsorption-desorption analysis. Pyrolysis of cellulose with and without the catalyst was investigated using TG-FTIR. It was found that the presence of the synthesized catalysts affects formation of solid residue and significantly alters the composition of the other pyrolysis products. All catalysts considerably reduced the fraction of compounds containing hydroxyl group. Fe (10 %)/SBA-15 exhibited the highest deoxygenation ability. SBA-15 showed the highest catalytic selectivity for synthesis of olefins, while Fe (1.8 %)/SBA-15 showed the highest catalytic selectivity for synthesis of aromatic hydrocarbons.

Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytical Effects of Fe Contents on Pyrolysis of Cellulose with Fe2O3/SBA-15 Catalysts

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Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytical Effects of Fe Contents on Pyrolysis of Cellulose with FeO/SBA-15 Catalysts

In this study mesoporous SBA-15 was synthesized under acidic conditions using triblock copolymer Pluronic P123 as template and tetraethyl orthosilicate as a...

Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytical Effects of Fe Contents on Pyrolysis of Cellulose with Fe₂O₃/SBA-15 Catalysts

Published Online: Sep 23, 2020

Page range: 92 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0057

Keywords
Bio-oil, catalytic pyrolysis, mesoporous SBA-15, TG-FTIR

© 2020 Agija Stanke et al., published by Sciendo

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Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytical Effects of Fe Contents on Pyrolysis of Cellulose with Fe2O3/SBA-15 Catalysts

Published Online: Sep 23, 2020

Page range: 92 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0057

KeywordsBio-oil, catalytic pyrolysis, mesoporous SBA-15, TG-FTIR

© 2020 Agija Stanke et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytical Effects of Fe Contents on Pyrolysis of Cellulose with Fe₂O₃/SBA-15 Catalysts

Keywords
Bio-oil, catalytic pyrolysis, mesoporous SBA-15, TG-FTIR