title: Kinetics of Valeric Acid Ketonization and Ketenization in Catalytic Pyrolysis on Nanosized SiO2, γ-Al2O3, CeO2/SiO2, Al2O3/SiO2and TiO2/SiO2.
abstract: Valeric acid is an important renewable platform chemical that can be produced efficiently from lignocellulosic biomass. Upgrading of valeric acid by catalytic pyrolysis has the potential to produce value added biofuels and chemicals on an industrial scale. Understanding the different mechanisms involved in the thermal transformations of valeric acid on the surface of nanometer-sized oxides is important for the development of efficient heterogeneously catalyzed pyrolytic conversion techniques. In this work, the thermal decomposition of valeric acid on the surface of nanoscale SiO2, γ-Al2O3, CeO2/SiO2, Al2O3/SiO2and TiO2/SiO2has been investigated by temperature-programmed desorption mass spectrometry (TPD MS). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) has also been used to investigate the structure of valeric acid complexes on the oxide surfaces. Two main products of pyrolytic conversion were observed to be formed depending on the nano-catalyst used-dibutylketone and propylketene. Mechanisms of ketene and ketone formation from chemisorbed fragments of valeric acid are proposed and the kinetic parameters of the corresponding reactions were calculated. It was found that the activation energy of ketenization decreases in the order SiO2>γ-Al2O3>TiO2/SiO2>Al2O3/SiO2, and the activation energy of ketonization decreases in the order γ-Al2O3>CeO2/SiO2. Nano-oxide CeO2/SiO2was found to selectively catalyze the ketonization reaction.
authors.affiliation: Stockholm University, AlbaNova University Center, Department of Physics, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Kostiantyn
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6770-1595
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kulyk
authors.affiliation: Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 17 General Naumov Street, 03164, Kyiv, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Borys
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Palianytsia
authors.affiliation: Stockholm University, AlbaNova University Center, Department of Physics, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.affiliation: Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 17 General Naumov Street, 03164, Kyiv, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Liana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Azizova
authors.affiliation: Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 17 General Naumov Street, 03164, Kyiv, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Mykola
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borysenko
authors.affiliation: Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 17 General Naumov Street, 03164, Kyiv, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Mykola
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kartel
authors.affiliation: Stockholm University, AlbaNova University Center, Department of Physics, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Mats
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Larsson
authors.affiliation: Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 17 General Naumov Street, 03164, Kyiv, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Tetiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kulik
keywords: biomass; heterogeneous catalysis; high-temperature chemistry; kinetics; renewable resources