OP-2-15Cu-CONTAINING CATALYSTS FOR FATTY ACID TRYGLYCERIDSHYDROGENATION: RELATION OF CATALYTIC ACTIVITYTO THE MECHANISM OF COPPER REDUCTIONShtertser N.V., Khassin A.A., Minyukova T.P., Filonenko G.A.<strong>Boreskov</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Catalysis</strong> <strong>SB</strong> <strong>RAS</strong>, <strong>Novosibirsk</strong>, 630090, <strong>Russia</strong>,Pr. Lavrentieva, 5. E-mail: nat@catalysis.ru<strong>Novosibirsk</strong> State University, <strong>Novosibirsk</strong>, 630090, <strong>Russia</strong>, ul. Pirogova, 2Vegetable oils are a very promising source <strong>of</strong> fuel and various hydrocarbonproducts. Direct hydrogenation is one <strong>of</strong> prospective methods <strong>of</strong> vegetable oilprocessing because <strong>of</strong> its comparative technical simplicity and its possibility to obtainа wide variety <strong>of</strong> different products.In the present work we study relations between physicochemical properties <strong>of</strong>copper containing catalysts and their catalytic performance in hydrogenation <strong>of</strong> fattyacid triglycerides.The investigation was carried out using model catalysts which were thoroughlystudied earlier: copper hydrosilicate ((Cu,H) 2 [Si 2 O 5 ](OH) 4 chrysocolla) [1], copperchromite (CuCr 2 O 4 tetragonal distorted spinel) [2] and a solid solution <strong>of</strong> Cu 2+ in ZnO((Сu,Zn)O wurtzite-like structure) [3]. Our results allow to suppose that hydrogenation<strong>of</strong> triglycerides occurs by three main reactions: (1) triglyceride + H 2 ester <strong>of</strong> fattyacid and 1,2-propanediol + fatty acid; (2) triglyceride + H 2 diglyceride + fattyalcohol; (3) triglyceride + H 2 diglyceride + aldehyde. These steps are followed byhydrogenation <strong>of</strong> acids to alcohols and further – to hydrocarbons. Esterificationreactions result in C 18 -C 3 and C 18 -C 18 esters formation.(Сu,Zn)O catalyst was found to be the most effective <strong>of</strong> catalysts investigated inthe reaction <strong>of</strong> hydrogenolysis <strong>of</strong> ester groups in triglycerides; however its activity inthe hydrogenation <strong>of</strong> OH groups and double bonds was less than that <strong>of</strong> CuCr 2 O 4sample. (Cu,H) 2 [Si 2 O 5 ](OH) 4 catalyst was found to be less active in comparison tothe patterns <strong>of</strong> CuCr 2 O 4 and (Сu,Zn)O.The catalytic studies were analyzed together with our recent studies on structuralevolution and kinetics <strong>of</strong> reduction in hydrogen <strong>of</strong> the model catalysts. Copper ionsreduction <strong>of</strong> CuCr 2 O 4 and (Сu,Zn)O catalysts occurs without removal <strong>of</strong> lattice О 2–anion according to the reaction Cu 2+ + H 2 Cu 0 + 2H + abs. The generated protonsare absorbed by the oxide structure in the form <strong>of</strong> ОН - and НОН groups [2,3].(Cu,H) 2 [Si 2 O 5 ](OH) 4 catalyst reduction occurs according to traditional mechanism58
OP-2-15with water formation. Therefore, according to our data the most active catalysts in thereaction <strong>of</strong> direct oil hydrogenating are that demonstrating proton stabilization duringcopper reduction.References:[1]. T.M. Yurieva, T.P. Minyukova, G.N. Kustova, L.M. Plyasova, T.A. Kriger, M.P. Demeshkina,V.I. Zaikovskii, V.V. Malakhov, L.S. Dovlitova, Mater. Res. Innov., 5 (2) (2001) 74-80.[2]. A.A. Khassin, H. Jobic, E.V. Dokuchits, G.A. Filonenko, A.V. Khasin, L.P. Davydova,N.V. Shtertser, L.M. Plyasova, T.M. Yurieva. VIII Int. Conf. on Mechanisms <strong>of</strong> Catal. React.(MCR-VIII), 29 июня-2 июля, 2009, Novosibrisk.[3]. A.A. Khassin, G.N. Kustova, H. Jobic, T.M. Yurieva, Y.A. Chesalov , , G.A. Filonenko,L.M. Plyasova, V.N. Parmon. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2009, V. 11, P. 6090 – 6097.59