Hydrodeoxygenation
Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is a hydrogenolysis process for removing oxygen from oxygen containing compounds. Typical HDO catalysts commonly are sulfided nickel-molybdenum or cobalt-molybdenum on gamma alumina. An idealized reaction is:[1]
- R2O + 2 H2 → H2O + 2 RH
The first review on HDO was published in 1983.[2] HDO is of interest in producing biofuels, which are derived from oxygen-rich precursors like sugars or lipids. An example of process employing hydrodeoxygenation is the NEXBTL process.
References
- ^ Henrik Topsøe, Bjerne S. Clausen, Franklin E. Massoth "Hydrotreating Catalysis" Springer, 1996. ISBN 3540603808.
- ^ Furimsky, Edward (2000-06-12). "Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation". Applied Catalysis A: General. 199 (2): 147–190. doi:10.1016/S0926-860X(99)00555-4.