Design of Nickel Supported on Water-Tolerant Nb2O5 Catalysts for the Hydrotreating of Lignin Streams Obtained from Lignin-First Biorefining

Summary: In biomass conversion, Nb2O5 has attracted increasing attention as a catalyst support presenting water-tolerant Lewis acid sites. Herein, we address the design of Ni/Nb2O5 catalysts for hydrotreating of lignin to hydrocarbons. To optimize the balance between acidic and hydrogenating propert...

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Main Authors: Glauco F. Leal, Sérgio Lima, Inês Graça, Heloise Carrer, Dean H. Barrett, Erico Teixeira-Neto, Antonio Aprigio S. Curvelo, Cristiane B. Rodella, Roberto Rinaldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:iScience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004219301440