title: Highly selective catalytic conversion of phenolic bio-oil to alkanes.
abstract: Oil and water: A new energy-efficient and atom-economical catalytic route for the production of alkanes and methanol by upgrading the phenolic fraction of bio-oil has been developed. The one-pot aqueous-phase hydrodeoxygenation process is based on two catalysts facilitating consecutive hydrogenation, hydrolysis, and dehydration reactions.
authors.affiliation: Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kou
authors.forename: Angeliki A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Lemonidou
authors.forename: Xuebing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Johannes A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lercher
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002384:Catalysis; D000432:Methanol / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D009821:Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry; D019800:Phenol / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D009821:Oils; D019800:Phenol; D010165:Palladium; D000432:Methanol