Atomic NbOx overlayers on palladium nanoparticles enhance selective hydrodehydroxylation

Ye Liu; Bin Zhang; Jing Xia; Mark Douthwaite; Minghua Dong; Haiyang Yuan; Xiaomeng Cheng; Sen Luan; Yuxuan Wu; Zhijuan Zhao; Jing Tai; Lihua Chen; Bao Lian Su; Buxing Han; Huizhen Liu

doi:10.1016/j.cej.2023.147687

Atomic NbOx overlayers on palladium nanoparticles enhance selective hydrodehydroxylation

Ye Liu
, Bin Zhang
, Jing Xia
, Mark Douthwaite
, Minghua Dong
, Haiyang Yuan
, Xiaomeng Cheng
, Sen Luan
, Yuxuan Wu
, Zhijuan Zhao
, Jing Tai
, Lihua Chen
, Bao Lian Su
, Buxing Han
, Huizhen Liu

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Abstract

The implementation of strong metal–support interactions (SMSI) is an effective design strategy that can be used to control reaction selectivity. In this study, we present evidence for the existence of SMSI between Nb2O5 and Pd, which results in the formation of an atomic thick layer of NbOx that coats the surface of Pd nanoparticles. The NbOx layer was found to profoundly affect the catalytic hydrodehydroxylation of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF) to 5-methylfurfural (MF). Under optimal reaction conditions, it significantly increased MF selectivity (from 6.4% to 81.0%) compared to an analogous control sample at iso-conversion. Through probing these two materials, the origin of this enhancement was attributed to the blocking of active sites responsible for the (undesirable) hydrogenation of C = O moieties. Importantly, however, the NbOx overlayer did not appear to influence the ability of the material to activate H2 and preferentially dissociate C – OH on Nb2O5, which are key steps in the hydrodehydroxylation mechanism.

Original language	English
Article number	147687
Journal	Chemical Engineering Journal
Volume	479
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.147687
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2024

Funding

This work received financial support from the National Key Research and Development Program of China ( 2022YFA1504901 ), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22293020, 22293022, 22179132, 22121002, 22293012, 22302209), and the Junior Fellowship of Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science (2021BMS20059).

Funders	Funder number
National Natural Science Foundation of China	22302209, 22121002, 22293012, 22293022, 22179132, 22293020
National Natural Science Foundation of China
National Key Research and Development Program of China	2022YFA1504901
National Key Research and Development Program of China
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences	2021BMS20059
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Biomass conversion
Metal encapsulation
Nb O catalysts 2 5
Selective hydrogenolysis
Strong metal–support interaction (SMSI)
Nb O catalysts

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