Sr. Kirby et al., HYDRODEOXYGENATION OF O-CONTAINING POLYCYCLIC MODEL COMPOUNDS USING ANOVEL ORGANOMETALLIC CATALYST-PRECURSOR, Catalysis today, 31(1-2), 1996, pp. 121-135
Compounds containing oxygen functional groups, especially phenols, are
undesirable components of coal-derived liquids. Removal of these comp
ounds from the products of coal liquefaction is required. A beneficial
alternative would be the removal of these compounds, or the preventio
n of their formation, during the liquefaction reaction itself, rather
than as a separate processing step. A novel organometallic catalyst pr
ecursor containing-Co and Mo has been studied as a potential hydrogena
tion catalyst for coal liquefaction. To ascertain the hydrodeoxygenati
on activity of this catalyst under liquefaction conditions, model comp
ounds were investigated. Anthrone, 2,6-di-r-butyl-4-methyl-phenol, din
aphthyl ether, and xanthene were reacted in the presence of the Go-Mo
catalyst precursor and a precursor containing only Mo over a range of
temperatures, providing a comparison of conversions to deoxygenated pr
oducts. These conversions give an indication of the hydrodeoxygenating
abilities of organometallic catalyst precursors within a coal liquefa
ction system. For example, at 400 degrees C dinaphthyl ether was conve
rted 100% (4.5% O-containing products) In the presence of the Go-Mo or
ganometallic precursor, compared to 76.5% conversion (7.4% O-products)
in the presence of the Mo catalyst.