Sucrose +
H 2
xylose
Carbon (%)
LHV (%)
Feeds
Sucrose +
100
87
Hydrogenation
Tungstated
xylose
Ru/carbon
zirconia
Hydrogen
–
12
Products
Aqueous-phase
CO 2
25
–
reforming
ZSM-5
H 2
–
3
Pt+Re/carbon
C 1 –C 4
26
31
C 5 –C 9
43
53
5
6
C 10+
(a)
(b)
178
Water for Energy and Fuel Production
FiGUre 6.7 (See color insert.) Detailed two-stage reactor setup for BioForming process:
Panel (a) illustrates the catalytic steps used to convert glucose and xylose to gasoline-range
hydrocarbons; panel (b) summarizes the molar carbon and heating value yields of the resulting
products. (Reprinted from White Paper for European Platform on Biofuels, Blommel, P.G. and
Cortright, R.D., Production of conventional liquid fuels from sugars, Copyright 2012, with
permission from Elsevier.)
reFerenCes
1. Huber, G.W., Cortright, R.D., and Dumesic J.A., “Renewable alkanes by aqueous
phase reforming of biomass derived oxygenates,” Angewandte Chemie International
Edition, 43, 1549–1551 (2004).
2. Davda, R. and Dumesic, J., “Catalytic reforming of oxygenated hydrocarbons for hydrogen with low levels of carbon monoxide,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
42, 4068 (2003).
3. Tao, J., Shishi, C., and Fahai, C., “Advances in H 2 production from the aqueous-phase
reforming of biomass-derived polyols: A review,” Chemical Industry and Engineering
Progress, 31 (5), 1010–1017 (2012).
4. Alonso, D.M., Bond, J.Q., and Dumesic, J.A., “Catalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels,” Green Chemistry, 12, 1493–1513 (2010).
5. Cortright, R., Davda, R., and Dumesic, J., “Hydrogen from catalytic reforming of biomass derived hydrocarbons in liquid water,” Nature, 418, 964–967 (2002).
6. Huber, G. and Dumesic, J., “An overview of aqueous phase catalytic processes for production of hydrogen and alkanes in a biorefinery,” Catalysis Today, 111 (1–2), 119–132
(2006).
7. King, D., “Hydrogen production via aqueous phase reforming,” Paper presented by
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory at NIChE Catalysis Conference, Washington,
DC, September 21 (2011).
8. Cortright, R.D., “Hydrogen generation from sugars via aqueous-phase reforming,”
Proceedings of the 16th World Hydrogen Energy Conference, June 13–16, Lyon, France
(2006).
H 2
xylose
Carbon (%)
LHV (%)
Feeds
Sucrose +
100
87
Hydrogenation
Tungstated
xylose
Ru/carbon
zirconia
Hydrogen
–
12
Products
Aqueous-phase
CO 2
25
–
reforming
ZSM-5
H 2
–
3
Pt+Re/carbon
C 1 –C 4
26
31
C 5 –C 9
43
53
5
6
C 10+
(a)
(b)
178
Water for Energy and Fuel Production
FiGUre 6.7 (See color insert.) Detailed two-stage reactor setup for BioForming process:
Panel (a) illustrates the catalytic steps used to convert glucose and xylose to gasoline-range
hydrocarbons; panel (b) summarizes the molar carbon and heating value yields of the resulting
products. (Reprinted from White Paper for European Platform on Biofuels, Blommel, P.G. and
Cortright, R.D., Production of conventional liquid fuels from sugars, Copyright 2012, with
permission from Elsevier.)
reFerenCes
1. Huber, G.W., Cortright, R.D., and Dumesic J.A., “Renewable alkanes by aqueous
phase reforming of biomass derived oxygenates,” Angewandte Chemie International
Edition, 43, 1549–1551 (2004).
2. Davda, R. and Dumesic, J., “Catalytic reforming of oxygenated hydrocarbons for hydrogen with low levels of carbon monoxide,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
42, 4068 (2003).
3. Tao, J., Shishi, C., and Fahai, C., “Advances in H 2 production from the aqueous-phase
reforming of biomass-derived polyols: A review,” Chemical Industry and Engineering
Progress, 31 (5), 1010–1017 (2012).
4. Alonso, D.M., Bond, J.Q., and Dumesic, J.A., “Catalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels,” Green Chemistry, 12, 1493–1513 (2010).
5. Cortright, R., Davda, R., and Dumesic, J., “Hydrogen from catalytic reforming of biomass derived hydrocarbons in liquid water,” Nature, 418, 964–967 (2002).
6. Huber, G. and Dumesic, J., “An overview of aqueous phase catalytic processes for production of hydrogen and alkanes in a biorefinery,” Catalysis Today, 111 (1–2), 119–132
(2006).
7. King, D., “Hydrogen production via aqueous phase reforming,” Paper presented by
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory at NIChE Catalysis Conference, Washington,
DC, September 21 (2011).
8. Cortright, R.D., “Hydrogen generation from sugars via aqueous-phase reforming,”
Proceedings of the 16th World Hydrogen Energy Conference, June 13–16, Lyon, France
(2006).