O-M-A-2 Stabilization of Cobalt Catalysts for Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Oxygenates

Monday, June 15, 2015: 10:00 AM
Ballroom A (Lawrence Convention Center)
Jechan Lee1, David Jackson1, Tao Li2, Randall E. Winans2, Ana Alba-Rubio1, Samuel Burt1, Carlos Carrero1, Ive Hermans1, Thomas Kuech1, James A. Dumesic1 and George W. Huber1, (1)University of Wisconsin Madison, USA, (2)Argonne National Laboratory, USA.
We stabilized cobalt catalysts for aqueous-phase hydrogenation of biomass-derived oxygenates, preventing leaching and sintering of cobalt under aqueous conditions.  Various characterization techniques were used to explain how the cobalt catalysts were stabilized.

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