OE27 Noble Metal Phosphide Catalysts for Hydrodesulfurization and Hydrodeoxygenation

Tuesday, June 7, 2011: 2:30 PM
Ambassador Ballroom 2 (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Mark E. Bussell, Richard H. Bowker, Mica C. Smith and Cameron E. Moak, Chemistry, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
The HDS and HDO properties of noble metal phosphide catalysts were investigated.  A Rh2P/SiO2 catalyst was observed to be over three times more active than a Rh/SiO2 catalyst for dibenzothiophene HDS and a RuP/SiO2 catalyst was significantly more active than a Ru/SiO2 catalyst for furan HDO.

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