Issue 1, 2016
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Green Chemistry

Ex situ hydrodeoxygenation in biomass pyrolysis using molybdenum oxide and low pressure hydrogen†

Michael W. Nolte,a   Jing Zhanga  and  Brent H. Shanks*ab  

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a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
E-mail: bshanks@iastate.edu
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b Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC), Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

Abstract

Biomass pyrolysis vapors were hydrodeoxygenated using MoO3 and low pressure H2 (1.8 bar Ptotal) in a tandem microreactor. High yields of mostly linear alkanes (C1–C6) and aromatics were achieved from the pyrolysis of cellulose, lignin, and corn stover feedstocks.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5GC01614B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Jul 2015
Accepted
02 Sep 2015
First published
02 Sep 2015

Green Chem., 2016,18, 134-138

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Ex situ hydrodeoxygenation in biomass pyrolysis using molybdenum oxide and low pressure hydrogen

M. W. Nolte, J. Zhang and B. H. Shanks, Green Chem., 2016, 18, 134 DOI: 10.1039/C5GC01614B

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