Characterization and Performance of Supported Noble Metal (Pt) on the Production of Levulinic Acid from Cellulose

Abstract:

Platinum (Pt), a noble metal, is known for its ability to regenerate and be recycled even without any reactivation procedure, and still demonstrated good stability. The cost of the noble metal can be reduced by incorporating the metal into the pores of catalyst support rather than using it individually. Hence, in this research study, 4 wt.% Pt supported on silica-alumina (SiO₂-Al₂O₃) and gamma-alumina (γ-Al₂O₃) was synthesized using wet impregnation method, then followed by catalyst calcination at 500 °C. The catalyst was then characterized using Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), and particle size analyzer where catalyst with high surface area and pore volume demonstrated an excellent performance for the catalytic reaction of cellulose. Experimental results showed that catalyst Pt/SiO₂-Al₂O₃ with the highest surface area and pore volume (466.4 m²/g and 0.1157 cm³/g, respectively) exhibited the highest catalytic performance with the conversion of cellulose up to 65.8% and 30.9% levulinic acid (LA) yield produced at the reaction temperature of 200 °C in a semi-batch reactor for 8 hrs.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1077)
• Pages: 193-202
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-kv78f9
• Online since: December 2022
• Authors: Puteri Nurain Syahirah Megat Muhammad Kamal*, Norzahir Sapawe, Amin Safwan Alikasturi
• Keywords: Catalyst Support, Cellulose, Gamma-Alumina, Hydrolysis, Levulinic Acid, Noble Metal, Platinum, Silica-Alumina

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