Oxford University Innovation Limited

Scg Chemicals Company Limited

Shik Chi Tsang

Dermot O'Hare

Jean-Charles Buffet

Titipong Issariyakul

Meng-Jung Li

Haohong Duan

A catalytic process for the deoxygenation of an organic substrate, such as a biomass or bio-oil, is described. The catalytic process is conducted in the presence of a gaseous mixture containing both hydrogen and nitrogen. The presence of nitrogen in the gaseous mixture gives rise inter-aliato increased catalytic activity and/or increased selectivity for aromatic reaction products.

Catalytic process

New layered double hydroxide materials useful as intermediates in the formation of catalysts are described, as well as methods of preparing the layered double hydroxides. Also described are catalysts suitable for catalysing the hydrogenation of COto methanol, as well as methods for preparing the catalysts. The LDH-derived catalysts of the invention are active in the hydrogenation of COto methanol, and show improved activity with respect to Cu/ZnO catalysts derived from copper-zinc hydroxycarbonate precursors.

Layered double hydroxide precursor, their preparation process and catalysts prepared therefrom

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