Hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol over bifunctional catalysts containing Pt and heteropolyacids

摘要

Hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol was conducted overzirconia supported bifunctional catalysts containing Pt and heteropolyacids using H4SiW_(12)O_(40) (HSiW), H3PW_(12)O_(40) (HPW) and H3PMo_(12)O_(40) (HPMo) as active compounds. Pt/ZrO2 was also examined for comparison. The as-prepared catalysts were characterized by BET, CO chemisorption, XRD, Raman spectra, NH3-TPD and FTIR of adsorbed pyridine. Compared with Pt/ZrO2, heteropolyacids modified Pt/ZrO2 catalysts showed higher acidity and better catalytic performance of glycerol hydrogenolysis to 1,3-propanediol. Among them, Pt-HSiW/ZrO2 exhibited superior performance due to the high Brensted acid sites and good thermal stability. Independent of the heteropolyacid type, the concentration of Brensted acid sites appeared as a key to the selective formation of 1,3-propanediol from glycerol hydrogenolysis, whereas the concentration of Lewis acid sites was related to the formation of 1,2-propanediol. We also investigated the reaction network and proposed a possible reaction pathway.