Abstract
Over the last decade, biomass has received considerable attention as it can be effectively used as a feedstock for the production of high-end chemicals and fuels, substituting the finite fossil resources. Glycerol, one of the top 12 building block chemicals, can be used for the production of numerous added-value products. Within this context, this work focuses on the evaluation of Mo-based catalysts, supported on commercial black carbon, for the catalytic glycerol hydro-deoxygenation (HDO) towards selective propene production. More specifically, Mo catalysts, supported on carbon, have been synthesized, characterized and evaluated, in order to elucidate the various reaction pathways of glycerol conversion into propene. Catalytic results validate that propene can be produced via glycerol hydro-deoxygenation, as Mo-based catalysts are active and selective in C-O bond cleavage and not in C-C, thus enhancing complete glycerol deoxygenation.
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