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2023
Raso, Raquel; Lete, Alejandro; García, Lucía; Ruiz, Joaquín; Oliva, Miriam; Arauzo, Jesús
Aqueous phase hydrogenolysis of glycerol with in situ generated hydrogen over Ni/Al3Fe1 catalyst: effect of the calcination temperature Journal Article
In: RSC Advances, vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 5483–5495, 2023, ISSN: 2046-2069, (Publisher: The Royal Society of Chemistry).
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The present work studied the influence of the calcination temperature on the aqueous phase hydrogenolysis of glycerol with in situ generated hydrogen over a Ni/Al3Fe1 catalyst. The Ni/Al3Fe1 catalyst was synthesized by the co-precipitation method at 28 mol% of Ni (Ni/(Ni + Al + Fe)) and a molar ratio of Al/Fe of 3/1. The prepared catalyst was calcined at different temperatures (500–750 °C). The obtained samples were tested for the aqueous phase hydrogenolysis (APH) of glycerol and characterized by several analytical techniques (ICP-OES, H2-TPR, XRD, N2-physisorption, NH3-TPD, STEM, FESEM, and TGA). The catalyst calcined at 625 °C was selected as the best sample due to its high acidity, metal dispersion, and catalytic activity; 1,2-propanediol was the highest carbon selectivity product. In addition, it experienced lower metal leaching than the catalyst calcined at 500 °C.
2022
Gil-Lalaguna, Noemí; Navarro-Gil, África; Carstensen, Hans-Heinrich; Ruiz, Joaquín; Fonts, Isabel; Ceamanos, Jesús; Murillo, María Benita; Gea, Gloria
CO2 adsorption on pyrolysis char from protein-containing livestock waste: How do proteins affect? Journal Article
In: Science of The Total Environment, vol. 846, pp. 157395, 2022, ISSN: 0048-9697.
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author = {Noemí Gil-Lalaguna and África Navarro-Gil and Hans-Heinrich Carstensen and Joaquín Ruiz and Isabel Fonts and Jesús Ceamanos and María Benita Murillo and Gloria Gea},
doi = {10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2022.157395},
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abstract = {Biogas generation through anaerobic digestion provides an interesting opportunity to valorize some types of animal waste materials whose management is increasingly complicated by legal and environmental restrictions. To successfully expand anaerobic digestion in livestock areas, operational issues such as digestate management must be addressed in an economical and environmentally sustainable way. Biogas upgrading is another necessary stage before intending it to add-value applications. The high concentration of CO2 in biogas results in a reduced caloric value, so the removal of CO2 would be beneficial for most end-users. The current work evaluates the CO2 uptake properties (thermogravimetry study) of low-cost adsorbent materials produced from the animal wastes generated in the livestock area itself, specifically via pyrolysis of poorly biodegradable materials, such as meat and bone meal, and the digestate from manure anaerobic digestion. Therefore, the new element in this study with respect to other studies found in the literature related to biochar-based CO2 adsorption performance is the presence of high content of pyrolyzed proteins in the adsorbent material. In this work, pyrolyzed chars from both meat and bone meal and co-digested manure have been proven to adsorb CO2 reversibly, and also the chars produced from their representative pure proteins (collagen and soybean protein), which were evaluated as model compounds for a better understanding of the individual performance of proteins. The ultra-microporosity developed in the protein chars during pyrolysis seems to be the main explanation for such CO2 uptake capacities, while neither the BET surface area nor N-functionalities on the char surface can properly explain the observed results. Although the CO2 adsorption capacities of these pristine chars (6–41.0 mg CO2/g char) are far away from data of commercially activated carbons ($sim$80 mg CO2/g char), this application opens a new via to integrate and valorize these wastes in the circular economy of the primary sector.},
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Biogas generation through anaerobic digestion provides an interesting opportunity to valorize some types of animal waste materials whose management is increasingly complicated by legal and environmental restrictions. To successfully expand anaerobic digestion in livestock areas, operational issues such as digestate management must be addressed in an economical and environmentally sustainable way. Biogas upgrading is another necessary stage before intending it to add-value applications. The high concentration of CO2 in biogas results in a reduced caloric value, so the removal of CO2 would be beneficial for most end-users. The current work evaluates the CO2 uptake properties (thermogravimetry study) of low-cost adsorbent materials produced from the animal wastes generated in the livestock area itself, specifically via pyrolysis of poorly biodegradable materials, such as meat and bone meal, and the digestate from manure anaerobic digestion. Therefore, the new element in this study with respect to other studies found in the literature related to biochar-based CO2 adsorption performance is the presence of high content of pyrolyzed proteins in the adsorbent material. In this work, pyrolyzed chars from both meat and bone meal and co-digested manure have been proven to adsorb CO2 reversibly, and also the chars produced from their representative pure proteins (collagen and soybean protein), which were evaluated as model compounds for a better understanding of the individual performance of proteins. The ultra-microporosity developed in the protein chars during pyrolysis seems to be the main explanation for such CO2 uptake capacities, while neither the BET surface area nor N-functionalities on the char surface can properly explain the observed results. Although the CO2 adsorption capacities of these pristine chars (6–41.0 mg CO2/g char) are far away from data of commercially activated carbons ($sim$80 mg CO2/g char), this application opens a new via to integrate and valorize these wastes in the circular economy of the primary sector.
2021
Fortea, Jorge; García, Lucía; Ruiz, Joaquín; Oliva, Miriam; Arauzo, Jesús
In: Processes 2021, Vol. 9, Page 1438, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. 1438, 2021, ISSN: 2227-9717.
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title = {An Insight into the Separation of 1,2-Propanediol, Ethylene Glycol, Acetol and Glycerol from an Aqueous Solution by Adsorption on Activated Carbon},
author = {Jorge Fortea and Lucía García and Joaquín Ruiz and Miriam Oliva and Jesús Arauzo},
url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/9/8/1438/htm https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/9/8/1438},
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abstract = {Glycerol conversion processes such as aqueous phase reforming and hydrogenolysis generate value-added compounds highly diluted in water. Because distillation is a high energy demand separation step, adsorption could be an attractive alternative to recover these chemicals. Adsorption isotherms of 1,2-propanediol, acetol, ethylene glycol and glycerol onto activated carbon were determined by batch adsorption experiments. These isotherms were fitted slightly better to the Freundlich equation than to the Langmuir equation. Acetol is the compound with the highest adsorption at concentrations smaller than 1 M. Properties of the adsorbate such as the −OH group number, chain length, molecular size and dipole moment, besides characteristics of the adsorbent such as the surface area, oxygen and ash content, are considered to explain the observed results. Moreover, adsorption experiments were performed with mixtures of compounds and it was determined that the molar amount adsorbed is less than predicted from the adsorption isotherms of the individual compounds treated separately. In addition, the influence of the activated carbon thermal pre-treatment temperature on the adsorption capacity has been studied, the optimum being 800 °C. An analysis of the influence of the activated carbon characteristics showed that the most important parameters are the total pore volume and the ash content.},
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Glycerol conversion processes such as aqueous phase reforming and hydrogenolysis generate value-added compounds highly diluted in water. Because distillation is a high energy demand separation step, adsorption could be an attractive alternative to recover these chemicals. Adsorption isotherms of 1,2-propanediol, acetol, ethylene glycol and glycerol onto activated carbon were determined by batch adsorption experiments. These isotherms were fitted slightly better to the Freundlich equation than to the Langmuir equation. Acetol is the compound with the highest adsorption at concentrations smaller than 1 M. Properties of the adsorbate such as the −OH group number, chain length, molecular size and dipole moment, besides characteristics of the adsorbent such as the surface area, oxygen and ash content, are considered to explain the observed results. Moreover, adsorption experiments were performed with mixtures of compounds and it was determined that the molar amount adsorbed is less than predicted from the adsorption isotherms of the individual compounds treated separately. In addition, the influence of the activated carbon thermal pre-treatment temperature on the adsorption capacity has been studied, the optimum being 800 °C. An analysis of the influence of the activated carbon characteristics showed that the most important parameters are the total pore volume and the ash content.
Raso, Raquel; García, Lucía; Ruiz, Joaquín; Oliva, Miriam; Arauzo, Jesús
Aqueous phase hydrogenolysis of glycerol over Ni/Al-Fe catalysts without external hydrogen addition Journal Article
In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, vol. 283, pp. 119598, 2021, ISSN: 09263373.
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title = {Aqueous phase hydrogenolysis of glycerol over Ni/Al-Fe catalysts without external hydrogen addition},
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abstract = {The present work studied the aqueous phase hydrogenolysis (APH) of glycerol (a by-product of biodiesel manufacturing) without external hydrogen addition to produce value-added products. A series of catalysts based on 28 molar % of Ni were prepared through co-precipitation by changing the Al/Fe molar ratio. The calcined and used catalysts were characterized by several techniques (ICP-OES, N2-physisorption, XRD, H2-TPR, NH3-TPD, FESEM and STEM). This work examines the effects of the molar ratio of Al/Fe on the physicochemical characteristics of Ni/Al-Fe catalysts and during the APH of glycerol. All the catalysts showed low carbon yields to gases and high carbon yields to liquid products, mainly 1,2-propanediol, acetol and ethylene glycol. Ni/Al3Fe1 catalyst gave the best performance in the APH of glycerol: the highest glycerol conversion (42.31 %), carbon yield to gases (6.57 %) and carbon yield to liquids (30.45%). 1,2-propanediol was the liquid product with the highest carbon selectivity (70.89%).},
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The present work studied the aqueous phase hydrogenolysis (APH) of glycerol (a by-product of biodiesel manufacturing) without external hydrogen addition to produce value-added products. A series of catalysts based on 28 molar % of Ni were prepared through co-precipitation by changing the Al/Fe molar ratio. The calcined and used catalysts were characterized by several techniques (ICP-OES, N2-physisorption, XRD, H2-TPR, NH3-TPD, FESEM and STEM). This work examines the effects of the molar ratio of Al/Fe on the physicochemical characteristics of Ni/Al-Fe catalysts and during the APH of glycerol. All the catalysts showed low carbon yields to gases and high carbon yields to liquid products, mainly 1,2-propanediol, acetol and ethylene glycol. Ni/Al3Fe1 catalyst gave the best performance in the APH of glycerol: the highest glycerol conversion (42.31 %), carbon yield to gases (6.57 %) and carbon yield to liquids (30.45%). 1,2-propanediol was the liquid product with the highest carbon selectivity (70.89%).
Lozano, Pablo; Simón, Ana I; García, Lucía; Ruiz, Joaquín; Oliva, Miriam; Arauzo, Jesús
Influence of the Ni-Co/Al-Mg catalyst loading in the continuous aqueous phase reforming of the bio-oil aqueous fraction Journal Article
In: Processes, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1–17, 2021, ISSN: 22279717.
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title = {Influence of the Ni-Co/Al-Mg catalyst loading in the continuous aqueous phase reforming of the bio-oil aqueous fraction},
author = {Pablo Lozano and Ana I Simón and Lucía García and Joaquín Ruiz and Miriam Oliva and Jesús Arauzo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9010081},
doi = {10.3390/pr9010081},
issn = {22279717},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-01-01},
journal = {Processes},
volume = {9},
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abstract = {The effect of catalyst loading in the Aqueous Phase Reforming (APR) of bio-oil aqueous fraction has been studied with a Ni-Co/Al-Mg coprecipitated catalyst. Because of the high content of water in the bio-oil aqueous fraction, APR could be a useful process to convert this fraction into valuable products. Experiments of APR with continuous feeding of aqueous solution of acetol, butanol and acetic acid as the only compound, together with a simulated and a real aqueous fraction of bio-oil, were carried out. Liquid products in the liquid effluent of the APR model compounds were quantified and the reaction pathways were revised. The increase of catalyst loading produced an increase of gas production and a gas with higher alkanes content. Acetol was the compound with the highest reactivity while the conversion of acetic acid was very low. The presence of acetic acid in the feed caused catalyst deactivation.},
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The effect of catalyst loading in the Aqueous Phase Reforming (APR) of bio-oil aqueous fraction has been studied with a Ni-Co/Al-Mg coprecipitated catalyst. Because of the high content of water in the bio-oil aqueous fraction, APR could be a useful process to convert this fraction into valuable products. Experiments of APR with continuous feeding of aqueous solution of acetol, butanol and acetic acid as the only compound, together with a simulated and a real aqueous fraction of bio-oil, were carried out. Liquid products in the liquid effluent of the APR model compounds were quantified and the reaction pathways were revised. The increase of catalyst loading produced an increase of gas production and a gas with higher alkanes content. Acetol was the compound with the highest reactivity while the conversion of acetic acid was very low. The presence of acetic acid in the feed caused catalyst deactivation.