Lei Zhu , Qiao Yuan , Xiangen Song , Lihua Shi , Yue Zhang , Siquan Feng , Xingju Li , Yutong Cai , Wenhao Cui , Li Yan , Dan Meng , Yunjie Ding
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Abstract
Ethanol dehydrogenation is of great industrial significance, but remains a challenge to use non-oxidative pathways. In this paper, Mo sites in different states were carefully constructed on sulfur-doped carbon (S-C) by adjusting the thermal treatment conditions, which showed distinct performance in the direct heterogeneous dehydrogenation of ethanol to acetaldehyde and ethyl acetate. Among them, Mon/S-C with fully exposed molybdenum clusters anchored by sulfur sites showed the best performance with a space-time yield (STY) of 550 gacetyl/kgcat./h and a selectivity of 92 % for the target acetyl product, which can be stable for more than 70 h. The Mo6 + species with electronic property modulated by sulfur were the active sites for ethanol dehydrogenation. The coordination-dependent catalytic performance was rationalized through possible reaction pathways, which demonstrated the evolution of active species during the reaction.
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