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Influence of the Ni-Co/Al-Mg catalyst loading in the continuous aqueous phase reforming of the bio-oil aqueous fraction

Lozano, P.; Arauzo, J.; Oliva, M.; García, L.; Ruiz, J.; Simón, A.I.

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The effect of catalyst loading in the Aqueous Phase Reforming (APR) of bio-oil aqueous fraction has been studied with a Ni-Co/Al-Mg coprecipitated catalyst. Because of the high content of water in the bio-oil aqueous fraction, APR could be a useful process to convert this fraction into valuable products. Experiments of APR with continuous feeding of aqueous solution of acetol, butanol and acetic acid as the only compound, together with a simulated and a real aqueous fraction of bio-oil, were carried out. Liquid products in the liquid effluent of the APR model compounds were quantified and the reaction pathways were revised. The increase of catalyst loading produced an increase of gas production and a gas with higher alkanes content. Acetol was the compound with the highest reactivity while the conversion of acetic acid was very low. The presence of acetic acid in the feed caused catalyst deactivation. Lozano, P.; Simón, A.I.; García, L.; Ruiz, J.; Oliva, M.; Arauzo, J.

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p ocesses A icle In luence o he Ni-Co/Al-Mg Ca alys Loading in he Con inuous Aqueous Phase Re o ming o he Bio-Oil Aqueous F ac ion Pablo Lozano, Ana I. Simón, Lucía Ga cía * , Joaquín Ruiz, Mi iam Oli a and Jesús A auzo   Ci a ion: Lozano, P.; Simón, A.I.; Ga cía, L.; Ruiz, J.; Oli a, M.; A auzo, J. In luence o he Ni-Co/Al-Mg Ca alys Loading in he Con inuous Aqueous Phase Re o ming o he Bio-Oil Aqueous F ac ion. P ocesses 2021,9, 81. h ps://doi.o g/10.3390/ p 9010081 Recei ed: 4 Decembe 2020 Accep ed: 29 Decembe 2020 Published: 1 Janua y 2021 Publishe ’s No e: MDPI s ays neu- al wi h ega d o ju isdic ional clai- ms in published maps and ins i u io- nal a ilia ions. Copy igh : © 2021 by he au ho s. Li- censee MDPI, Basel, Swi ze land. This a icle is an open access a icle dis ibu ed unde he e ms and con- di ions o he C ea i e Commons A - ibu ion (CC BY) license (h ps:// c ea i ecommons.o g/licenses/by/ 4.0/). The mochemical P ocesses G oup (GPT), A agon Ins i u e o Enginee ing Resea ch (I3A), Uni e sidad de Za agoza, Ma iano Esquillo S/N, 50018 Za agoza, Spain; [email p o ec ed] (P.L.); [email p o ec ed] (A.I.S.); j uizp@uniza .es (J.R.); mi oli a@uniza .es (M.O.); ja auzo@uniza .es (J.A.) *Co espondence: luciag@uniza .es Abs ac : The e ec o ca alys loading in he Aqueous Phase Re o ming (APR) o bio-oil aqueous ac ion has been s udied wi h a Ni-Co/Al-Mg cop ecipi a ed ca alys . Because o he high con en o wa e in he bio-oil aqueous ac ion, APR could be a use ul p ocess o con e his ac ion in o aluable p oduc s. Expe imen s o APR wi h con inuous eeding o aqueous solu ion o ace ol, bu anol and ace ic acid as he only compound, oge he wi h a simula ed and a eal aqueous ac ion o bio-oil, we e ca ied ou . Liquid p oduc s in he liquid e luen o he APR model compounds we e quan i ied and he eac ion pa hways we e e ised. The inc ease o ca alys loading p oduced an inc ease o gas p oduc ion and a gas wi h highe alkanes con en . Ace ol was he compound wi h he highes eac i i y while he con e sion o ace ic acid was e y low. The p esence o ace ic acid in he eed caused ca alys deac i a ion. Keywo ds: aqueous phase e o ming; Ni ca alys ; bio-oil; ace ol; bu anol; ace ic acid; aqueous ac ion 1. In oduc ion Biomass is a enewable aw ma e ial sou ce o ene gy and chemical compounds. Biomass can be con e ed by biological and he mochemical p ocesses. The mos impo an he mochemical p ocesses a e combus ion, gasi ica ion and py olysis. The py olysis p ocess makes i possible o con e biomass in o gas, liquid and solid p oduc s. The as py olysis o biomass ca ied ou a high hea ing a es, a a inal empe a u e o 450–500 ◦ C and e y sho con ac ime o p oduc s, maximizes he liquid ac ion called bio-oil [ 1 ]. The bio-oil, also called py olysis oil, can be sepa a ed in o an aqueous ac ion and nonaqueous (ligninic) ac ion by adding wa e . The aqueous ac ion con ains mainly compounds de i ed om he depolyme isa ion o cellulose and hemicellulose, such as o ganic acids, including ace ic acid; ke ones, such as ace ol, also named hyd oxyace one; and alcohols, among o he s. These oxygena ed compounds can p oduce hyd ogen and liquid compounds by e o ming p ocesses. Ca aly ic s eam e o ming wo ks a low a mosphe ic p essu es and empe a u es in he ange o 550–800 ◦ C. So, Cho ne e al. s udied he con e sion o he aqueous ac ion o bio-oil by ca aly ic s eam e o ming o hyd ogen p oduc ion and obse ed ha nickel- based ca alys s achie ed a good con e sion o H 2 , al hough coke was p oduced which deac i a ed he ca alys [ 2 – 5 ]. Ga cia e al. [ 6 ] in es iga ed he composi ion o he ca alys in his p ocess using nickel ca alys s modi ied wi h cobal o ch omium o dec ease he amoun o coke ha o med on he ca alys . O he s udies ha e been ca ied ou in ixed and luidized beds o imp o e he p oduc ion o hyd ogen by ca aly ic s eam e o ming o he aqueous ac ion o bio-oil, a ying he ope a ing condi ions, and he nickel ca alys has been suppo ed on alumina, modi ied wi h cobal , coppe , ce ium, magnesium o calcium [ 7 – 10 ]. Howe e , his p ocess equi es a lo o ene gy o apo ize wa e , and he gas ob ained is ich in CO. P ocesses 2021,9, 81. h ps://doi.o g/10.3390/p 9010081 h ps://www.mdpi.com/jou nal/p ocesses P ocesses 2021,9, 81 2 o 17 Aqueous Phase Re o ming (APR) is a p ocess de eloped by Dumesic and co-wo ke s, wi h i s i s e e ence in 2002 [ 11 ]. This p ocess is app op ia e o con e aqueous s eams wi h low o ganic con en because i does no need o apo ize wa e , which educes ene gy equi emen s o hyd ogen p oduc ion. The empe a u e is a ound 220–270 ◦ C a mode a e p essu es o 25–50 ba . Ano he ad an age o he APR p ocess is ha empe a u es and p essu es a e a ou able o wa e -gas shi (WGS) eac ion, esul ing in a gas wi h low CO con en . Mo e ad an ages can be ound in he e iew o Da da e al. [ 12 ]. A signi ican numbe o s udies ha e ocused on he APR o alcohols and polialcohols, such as e hylene glycol, glyce ol and so bi ol. Howe e , he s udies o APR which ha e ocused on he con e sion o compounds de i ed om biomass py olysis a e sca ce [13]. The e a e also some s udies o he bio-oil aqueous ac ion e o ming unde supe c i - ical condi ions. Supe c i ical wa e condi ions equi e empe a u es highe han 374 ◦ C and p essu es highe han 221 ba . Supe c i ical wa e e o ming o model compounds o bio-oil aqueous ac ion, such as ace ic acid, ace ol and bu anol wi hou and wi h ca alys , was s udied by O iz and co-wo ke s [ 14 , 15 ]. Chakinala e al. [ 16 ] s udied he e ec o se e al ca alys s o he con e sion o he bio-oil aqueous ac ion in supe c i ical wa e condi ions. Howe e , hese a e condi ions conside ably mo e exigen han hose needed in he APR p ocess. The co osion o ma e ials in supe c i ical wa e is a ele an aspec . A andia e al. [ 17 ] s udied he aqueous phase e o ming o ep esen a i e model compounds o a bio-oil aqueous ac ion, such as ace ic acid, e hanol, ace ol and ca echol, as well as a mix u e o all o hem. They s udied he in luence o di e en nickel-based ca alys s a 230 ◦ C and 32 ba . The expe imen s we e pe o med in a con inuous ixed-bed eac o wi h a ca alys weigh /mass low a e o o ganics o 7.5 g ca alys min/g o ganic. This wo k ocused on gas p oduc ion, and some quali a i e analyses o he liquid phase we e ca ied ou wi h he pu pose o iden i ying he p oduc compounds in liquid phase a e he APR eac ion. Lou’s g oup pe o med some s udies ocused on aqueous phase e o ming o he low boiling ac ion o ice husk py olyzed bio-oil. They employed a eal eed ob ained by e apo a ing o he c ude oil unde acuum. The expe imen s we e pe o med in a s ainless-s eel au ocla e a 260 ◦ C. They analysed he e ec o a pla inum ca alys [ 18 ], he size o P /Al2O3[19] and he ecyclabili y o P ca alys s suppo ed on mixed oxides [20]. Vispu e and Hube s udied hyd ogen and alkane p oduc ion om he aqueous ac ion o bio-oil by aqueous phase p ocessing. A eal aqueous ac ion de i ed om oak wood was i s hyd ogena ed. Then, APR was pe o med o hyd ogen p oduc ion wi h a P /Al 2 O 3 ca alys a 265 ◦C and 55.1 ba [21]. Oasmaa and Meie [22] de e mined he p esence o bu anol in he alcohol ac ion o bio-oil. Bu anol has been conside ed a model compound o bio-oil and i s con e sion o hyd ogen has been s udied by s eam e o ming as he only compound and in mix u es [ 23 – 26 ]. The s udy o he APR o bu anol is ele an bo h as a model compound o bio-oil and because n-bu anol can be p oduced by biological p ocesses and has been p oposed as an al e na i e o con en ional gasoline and diesel uels. This wo k p esen s an expe imen al s udy wi h he pu pose o con e ing he aqueous ac ion o bio-oil and some model compounds in aluable p oduc s by APR. Nickel ca alys s ha e been widely used in his p ocess because hey a e inexpen- si e and ha e high ac i i y and selec i i y o hyd ogen, bu hey can be deac i a ed by ca bon deposi s on hei su ace. Remón e al. de eloped a Ni-based ca alys p epa ed by cop ecipi a ion, which modi ied he suppo wi h Mg and he ac i e phase wi h Co. This ca alys has been employed in s eam e o ming p ocess o glyce ol and he aqueous ac ion o bio-oil [ 27 – 31 ] and has shown good esul s and he lowes coke p oduc ion among all hose es ed. Thus, in he p esen wo k, he e ec o ca alys loading in he APR p ocess employing a Ni-Co/Al-Mg ca alys was s udied. Expe imen s wi h ca alys weigh /o ganic mass low a e (W/m) a io om 5–40 g ca alys min/g o ganic ha e been pe o med eeding ace ol, bu anol and ace ic acid indi idually as model compounds o he aqueous ac ion o bio-oil. Also, a mix u e o ace ol, bu anol and ace ic acid was also P ocesses 2021,9, 81 3 o 17 employed and was inally s udied a eal aqueous ac ion o bio-oil. Ope a ing condi ions in luence he con e sion o he o ganic compounds o gas and liquid p oduc s. In his wo k, quan i a i e analyses o gas and liquid p oduc s o he model compounds we e ca ied ou . Quali a i e analyses o liquid s eam o he APR o he eal aqueous ac ion we e pe o med. To he bes o ou knowledge, his is he i s ime ha ca alys loading has been s udied in he APR o model compounds o he bio-oil aqueous ac ion. This wo k con ibu es o inc easing he knowledge o con e ing he bio-oil aqueous ac ion in o aluable p oduc s, gases and liquids. The speci ic ole o Ni-Co/Al-Mg ca alys on APR has been analysed and p o ides ele an esul s in academic ields, such as yields o p oduc s. Mo eo e , he obse ed ca alys deac i a ion is signi ican o pe o m he p ocess in an indus ial scale. 2. Ma e ials and Me hods The expe imen al sys em was de eloped and manu ac u ed by PID Eng&Tech (Mad id, Spain). This enabled he con inuous eeding o he aqueous solu ion by means o a high- pe o mance liquid ch oma og aphy (HPLC) pump. Tempe a u e and p essu e o he expe imen s we e app op ia ely con olled. The ca alys , wi h a pa icle size be ween 160 m and 250 µ m, was mixed wi h ine sand o he same size and placed inside he ubula eac o be ween qua z wool suppo s. The s ainless s eel ubula eac o had an inne diame e o 9 mm. Mo e de ails abou his ins alla ion can be ound in p e ious wo ks [27,28]. The gas low was analyzed wi h an Agilen 3000 Mic o GC equipped wi h a molecula sie e column, a Plo U column and The mal Conduc i i y De ec o s (TCD), whe e N 2 , H 2 , CH 4 , CO 2 , CO, C 2 H 6 and C 3 H 8 can be quan i ied. The liquid low exi ing om he eac o was dep essu ized, cooled and analysed wi h an Agilen 7820A GC equipped wi h an Agilen 7693A au oma ic injec o , an HP-FFAP Agilen 19091F-105 capilla y column and a Flame Ioniza ion De ec o (FID), whe e liquid p oduc s we e quan i ied. P e iously, he compounds in he liquid p oduc we e iden i ied by Gas Ch oma og aphy-Mass Spec om- e y (GC-MS). Due o he complexi y o he eal aqueous ac ion i s liquid e luen was quali a i ely analysed by GC-MS/FID. All he expe imen s we e ca ied ou a 40 absolu e ba o sys em p essu e, 227 ◦ C o eac ion empe a u e and a eeding low a e o 1 mL/min. The amoun o ca alys in he eac ion bed was adjus ed o ob ain a ca alys weigh /o ganic low a e a io (W/m) om 5 g o 40 g ca alys min/g o ganic. The expe imen s we e pe o med mos ly o 3 h. The ca alys used was p epa ed by cop ecipi a ion in he labo a o y. This ca alys , Ni- Co/Al-Mg, had a Ni mola con en o 28% exp essed as Ni/(Ni+Al+Co+Mg) and Mg/Al and Co/Ni a omic a ios o 0.26 and 0.10, espec i ely. Thus, he mola composi ion o each me al in he ca alys was 54.91% Al, 28% Ni, 14.28% Mg and 2.8% Co. Mo e explana ions abou i s p epa a ion and cha ac e iza ion ha e been desc ibed by Remón e al. [ 8 ]. This ca alys has been employed in he s eam e o ming o glyce ol and he aqueous ac ion o bio-oil [ 29 – 31 ]. The Ni-Co/Al-Mg ca alys was calcined in ai a mosphe e a a inal empe a u e o 750 ◦ C o 3 h. Be o e he APR eac ion, he ca alys was in si u educed wi h a hyd ogen low a e o 100 cm3(STP)/min a 650 ◦C o 1 h. Ace ol (pu i y: ≥ 97.5%, Sigma-Ald ich, S . Louis, MO, USA), 1-bu anol (pu i y: ≥99.5%, Scha lau, Sen mena , Spain) and ace ic acid (pu i y: ≥99.5%, Pan eac, Ba celona, Spain) we e ed as only compound wi h 5 w % in deionized wa e . A simula ed aqueous ac ion o bio-oil wi h 5 w % o ace ol, 5 w % o bu anol and 5 w % o ace ic acid in deionized wa e was also employed as eed. Mo eo e , a eal aqueous ac ion o bio-oil was also used as eed in he APR expe imen s. The bio-oil gene a ed om pine sawdus was supplied by Biomass Technology G oup BV (BTG). The aqueous ac ion was ob ained by adding he bio-oil slowly o dis illed wa e in 1:2 weigh a io wi h cons an s i ing. This was he same p ocedu e employed in he wo k o Remón e al. [ 8 ]. The ul ima e analysis and Ka l Fische analysis o he aqueous P ocesses 2021,9, 81 4 o 17 ac ion o bio-oil can be ound in ha wo k. The chemical analysis o he aqueous ac ion o bio-oil ca ied ou by GC-FID is shown in Table 1. Table 1. Chemical analysis o he aqueous ac ion o bio-oil. Compound A ea FID% Ace one 2.63 Me hanol 9.20 E hanol 16.91 Ace ol 15.29 2-Cyclopen en-one-1 1.23 1-Hyd oxy- 2- bu anone 3.07 Ace ic acid 37.74 Fu u al 1.17 Fo mic acid 0.33 P opanoic acid 2.02 1,2 Cyclopen anedione, 3-me hyl 4.86 Phenol, 2 –me hoxy 1.21 Bu anal, 3-me hyl 2.05 Phenol, 2,6-dime hoxy 1.27 Pen anoic acid, 4–oxo 1.03 The compound wi h highes a ea FID % was ace ic acid (37.74), ollowed by e hanol (16.91) and ace ol (15.29). These main componen s ha e been s udied in o he published wo ks, such as he s udy by Pan e al. [ 18 ], in which ace ic acid and ace ol we e he compounds wi h he highes a ea pe cen age in low-boiling ac ion by GC-MS. The au ho s also de ec ed o he compounds, such as e hanol, o mic acid, u u al and phenol, 2-me hoxy, among o he s. Vispu e and Hube also iden i ied hyd oxyace one (ace ol) and ace ic acid in he aqueous ac ion o bio-oil [21]. Mass balance and ca bon balance we e pe o med o alida e he expe imen s. Mass balance was de e mined as he summa ion o he amoun o gases and liquid e luen s om he eac o di ided by he amoun o he aqueous solu ion ed. The mass balance was conside ed eliable i he esul was 100 ± 5%. Gas p oduc s we e de e mined om he gas analysis ca ied ou by GC. Liquid p oduc s we e de e mined by weigh . Gas analysis was used o p o ide he a e age gas composi ion, yields o gas p oduc s and ca bon con e sion o gases. The H2yield was calcula ed as ollows: H2yield mmolH2 molH2max= nH2 ×1000 nC ed ×R(1) whe e nH 2 a e he moles o H 2 gene a ed, nC ed a e he moles o ca bon a om ed and R is he a io o e o ming. R is he numbe o moles o H 2 pe moles o ca bon a om when he compound p oduces in he e o ming eac ion he maximum amoun o H 2 and CO 2 . R is 7/3 o ace ol, 3 o bu anol and 2 o ace ic acid. nC ed was calcula ed as he moles o compound ed mul iplied by he a oms o ca bon in he compound. Yields o gas p oduc s we e calcula ed as ollows: Yield o gas i mmol C mol C ed= ni Ci ×1000 nC ed (2) whe e ni a e he moles o gas i gene a ed (CH 4 , CO, CO 2 , C 2 H 6 o C 3 H 8 ) and Ci is he numbe o ca bon a oms in one molecule o gas i. The ca bon yield o gases was calcula ed as a pe cen age, di iding he moles o ca bon in gases (CH4, CO, CO2, C2H6and C3H8) by he moles o ca bon in he eed. To al O ganic Ca bon (TOC) analysis o he liquid e luen allowed us o de e mine he ca bon in liquids, which was employed oge he wi h he ca bon con e sion o gases o P ocesses 2021,9, 81 5 o 17 calcula e he ca bon balance. The ca bon in liquids con ained all he o ganic compounds in he liquid e luen , as well as he uncon e ed o ganic compounds ed. GC-FID analysis was employed o quan i a i ely de e mine he liquid p oduc s in he APR expe imen . The ca bon yield o liquids was calcula ed as he pe cen age o ca bon moles in liquid p oduc s excep he o ganic compound ed di ided by he moles o ca bon in he eed. The yields o liquid p oduc s we e calcula ed as ollows: Yield o liquid i mmol C mol C ed= ni Ci ×1000 nC ed (3) whe e ni a e he moles o liquid i gene a ed ( o example, e hanol in he APR o ace ic acid) and Ci is he numbe o ca bon a oms in one molecule o liquid i. Global esul s o he phase gas a e p esen ed o he 3 h o expe imen and he e olu ion o gas yields. Time-on-s eam was s udied in o de o know he ca alys s abili y a he ope a ing condi ions o he APR p ocess. Liquid p oduc s we e collec ed e e y hou o expe imen . The quan i a i e esul s o liquids p oduc s analysed by GC-FID p esen ed in ables co espond o he second hou o he expe imen , which is conside ed mo e ep esen a i e o he whole expe imen . 3. Resul s 3.1. APR o Ace ol Figu e 1shows ca bon yield o gases and ca bon yield o liquids o he expe imen s o ace ol APR wi h W/m o 5, 20 and 40 g ca alys min/g ace ol. P ocesses 2021, 9, x FOR PEER REVIEW 5 o 18 whe e ni a e he moles o gas i gene a ed (CH4, CO, CO2, C2H6 o C3H8) and Ci is he numbe o ca bon a oms in one molecule o gas i. The ca bon yield o gases was calcula ed as a pe cen age, di iding he moles o ca - bon in gases (CH4, CO, CO2, C2H6 and C3H8) by he moles o ca bon in he eed. To al O ganic Ca bon (TOC) analysis o he liquid e luen allowed us o de e mine he ca bon in liquids, which was employed oge he wi h he ca bon con e sion o gases o calcula e he ca bon balance. The ca bon in liquids con ained all he o ganic compounds in he liquid e luen , as well as he uncon e ed o ganic compounds ed. GC-FID analysis was employed o quan i a i ely de e mine he liquid p oduc s in he APR expe imen . The ca bon yield o liquids was calcula ed as he pe cen age o ca - bon moles in liquid p oduc s excep he o ganic compound ed di ided by he moles o ca bon in he eed. The yields o liquid p oduc s we e calcula ed as ollows: Yield o liquid i mmol C mol C ed= ni Ci × 1000 nC ed (3) whe e ni a e he moles o liquid i gene a ed ( o example, e hanol in he APR o ace ic acid) and Ci is he numbe o ca bon a oms in one molecule o liquid i. Global esul s o he phase gas a e p esen ed o he 3 h o expe imen and he e o- lu ion o gas yields. Time-on-s eam was s udied in o de o know he ca alys s abili y a he ope a ing condi ions o he APR p ocess. Liquid p oduc s we e collec ed e e y hou o expe imen . The quan i a i e esul s o liquids p oduc s analysed by GC-FID p esen ed in ables co espond o he second hou o he expe imen , which is conside ed mo e ep esen a i e o he whole expe imen . 3. Resul s 3.1. APR o Ace ol Figu e 1 shows ca bon yield o gases and ca bon yield o liquids o he expe imen s o ace ol APR wi h W/m o 5, 20 and 40 g ca alys min/g ace ol. 0 20 40 60 40 20 Ca bon yield o p oduc s (%) W/m (g ca alys min/g ace ol) Gases Liquids 5 Figu e 1. Ca bon yield o gases and liquids in he Aqueous Phase Re o ming (APR) o ace ol a di e en ca alys loading (T = 227 °C, 40 ba , 5 w % ace ol, Ni-Co/Al-Mg ca alys , 1 mL/min aque- ous eeding a e). Figu e 1. Ca bon yield o gases and liquids in he Aqueous Phase Re o ming (APR) o ace ol a di e en ca alys loading (T = 227 ◦ C, 40 ba , 5 w % ace ol, Ni-Co/Al-Mg ca alys , 1 mL/min aqueous eeding a e). We obse ed a signi ican inc ease in ca bon yield o gases when he W/m a io inc eased om 5 o 40 g ca alys min/g ace ol. Thus, a 5 and 40 g ca alys min/g ace ol, he ca bon yield o gases was 5.46% and 46.69% espec i ely. The ca bon yield o liquids showed a maximum a W/m a io o 20 g ca alys min/g ace ol wi h a alue o 34.79%. A he highes W/m a io (40 g ca alys min/g ace ol), he ca alys a ou ed gas p oduc ion, p obably by b eaking C-C bonds in he ace ol molecule. The esul s o gases and liquids p oduc s in he APR o ace ol a e shown in Table 2. The gas wi h he highes con en was CO 2 , ollowed by CH 4 and H 2 , since P ocesses 2021,9, 81 6 o 17 hey we e he modynamically a ou ed a he APR condi ions o low empe a u e while he con en o C 2 H 6 and CO was e y small as he modynamically expec ed. We obse ed a clea inc ease in H 2 con en and a dec ease in CO 2 con en when he W/m a io inc eased, as well as an inc ease in he con en o me hane, which indica es ha e o ming, c acking and me hana ion eac ions we e boos ed by he ca alys . CO con en showed a dec ease when he W/m a io inc eased. Alkanes con en , CH 4 and C 2 H 6 , showed a signi ican inc ease when he W/m a io inc eased om 5 g o 20 g ca alys min/g ace ol, while he inc ease om 20 g o 40 g ca alys min/g ace ol was small. The yields o all gases (H 2 , CH 4 , CO, CO 2 and C 2 H 6 ) inc eased when he W/m a io inc eased, which is in acco dance wi h he inc ease o ca bon yield o gases wi h W/m a io (Figu e 1). Table 2. Resul s o he APR expe imen s o ace ol (T = 227 ◦ C, 40 ba , 5 w % ace ol, Ni-Co/Al-Mg ca alys , 1 mL/min aqueous eeding a e). W/m (g Ca alys min/g Ace ol) 5 20 40 Mass balance (%) 100.59 95.18 95.14 Ca bon balance (%) 89.79 90.15 89.78 Mola gas composi ion (%) H210.85 25.36 33.70 CH416.99 23.18 23.72 CO 0.76 0.30 0.18 CO271.25 50.89 42.07 C2H60.14 0.27 0.32 Yields o gas p oduc s H2yield (mmol H2/mol H2max) 2.8 36.7 101.2 CH4yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 10.4 78.4 166.3 CO yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 0.5 1.0 1.3 CO2yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 43.6 172.1 294.9 C2H6yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 0.2 1.8 4.5 Yields o liquid p oduc s Ace aldehyde (mmol C/mol C ed) 16.6 0 10.2 Ace one (mmol C/mol C ed) 11.4 6.6 13.6 E hanol (mmol C/mol C ed) 29.2 112.8 165.0 Ace ic acid (mmol C/mol C ed) 15.7 0 0 1,2-p opanediol (mmol C/mol C ed) 195.2 228.5 133.2 The ca alys in luenced in he WGS eac ion: inc easing H 2 con en and dec easing CO con en . This could ha e also a ou ed me hana ion and Fische –T opsch eac ions o gene a e CH 4 and C 2 H 6 , espec i ely. The gas yield e olu ion wi h ime showed a s able pe o mance, which indica es ha no deac i a ion o he ca alys was obse ed in he APR o ace ol. The liquid p oduc s analysed in he APR o ace ol we e ace aldehyde, ace one, e hanol, ace ic acid and 1,2-p opanediol. Among hem, e hanol and 1,2-p opanediol we e he ones wi h he highes yields in all condi ions. The yield o e hanol inc eased signi ican ly when he W/m a io inc eased om 5 g o 40 g ca alys min/g ace ol, wi h alues o 29.2 and 165.0 mmol C/mol C ed, espec i ely. Howe e , he yield o 1,2-p opanediol showed a maximum a he W/m a io o 20 g ca alys min/g ace ol. These esul s seem o indica e ha 1,2-p opanediol is an in e media e in he ou e o e hanol, and ha he hyd ogena ion o he ace ol i s akes place o p oduce 1, 2- p opanediol. Nex , as he ca alys /o ganic a io inc eases in a subsequen s ep, he c acking and b eaking o C-C bonds a e p oduced o gene a e e hanol. The eac ion pa hways o he con e sion o 1,2-p opanediol o e hanol ha e been p oposed by Remón e al. [27]. These esul s a e in acco dance wi h o he wo ks, which indica e ha ace ol is an in e media e in APR o glyce ol, which is p oduced om he dehyd a ion o glyce ol in he acid cen es o he ca alys suppo , and hen ace ol is hyd ogena ed o 1,2-p opanediol P ocesses 2021,9, 81 7 o 17 in he me al cen es o he ca alys [ 32 ]. In he APR o ace ol, he hyd ogen needed o hyd ogena e ace ol is supplied by he con e sion o ace ol o gases p oduc s. 3.2. APR o Bu anol Figu e 2shows he ca bon yield o gases and ca bon yield o liquids o he expe imen s o bu anol APR wi h he W/m a ios o 5, 10, 20 and 40 g ca alys min/g bu anol. P ocesses 2021, 9, x FOR PEER REVIEW 7 o 18 and 165.0 mmol C/mol C ed, espec i ely. Howe e , he yield o 1,2-p opanediol showed a maximum a he W/m a io o 20 g ca alys min/g ace ol. These esul s seem o indica e ha 1,2-p opanediol is an in e media e in he ou e o e hanol, and ha he hyd ogena ion o he ace ol i s akes place o p oduce 1, 2-p opane- diol. Nex , as he ca alys /o ganic a io inc eases in a subsequen s ep, he c acking and b eaking o C-C bonds a e p oduced o gene a e e hanol. The eac ion pa hways o he con e sion o 1,2-p opanediol o e hanol ha e been p oposed by Remón e al. [27]. These esul s a e in acco dance wi h o he wo ks, which indica e ha ace ol is an in e media e in APR o glyce ol, which is p oduced om he dehyd a ion o glyce ol in he acid cen es o he ca alys suppo , and hen ace ol is hyd ogena ed o 1,2-p opanediol in he me al cen es o he ca alys [32]. In he APR o ace ol, he hyd ogen needed o hy- d ogena e ace ol is supplied by he con e sion o ace ol o gases p oduc s. 3.2. APR o Bu anol Figu e 2 shows he ca bon yield o gases and ca bon yield o liquids o he expe i- men s o bu anol APR wi h he W/m a ios o 5, 10, 20 and 40 g ca alys min/g bu anol. 0 10 20 30 40 10 40 20 Ca bon yield o p oduc s (%) W/m (g ca alys min/g bu anol) Gases Liquids 5 Figu e 2. Ca bon yield o gases and liquids in he APR o bu anol a di e en ca alys loading (T = 227 °C, 40 ba , 5 w % bu anol, Ni-Co/Al-Mg ca alys , 1 mL/min aqueous eeding a e). We obse ed a signi ican inc ease in he ca bon yield o gases wi h he inc ease o he W/m a io. Thus, he ca bon yield o gases we e 2.28% and 34.67% a W/m a ios o 5 and 40 g ca alys min/g bu anol, espec i ely. The ca bon yield o liquids was smalle han 4% and did no p esen a clea endency. Simila ly o ace ol, he inc ease o he W/m a io a ou ed gas p oduc ion, p obably due o he b eaking o C-C bonds in he bu anol mol- ecule. Howe e , p oduc ion o liquids was signi ican ly lowe han o ace ol ega dless o he amoun o ca alys used. The lowe yield o liquids ob ained om bu anol compa ed o ace ol could be ela ed o he lowe eac i i y o only one –OH g oup in bu anol agains he ca bonyl and –OH g oups in ace ol. Table 3 shows he esul s o gases and liquids p oduc s in he APR o bu anol. The gases ob ained in he APR o bu anol we e H2, CH4, CO, CO2, C2H6 and C3H8. H2 showed he highes con en in he gas a all he W/m a ios s udied. The con en o H2 dec eased wi h he inc ease o W/m a io, wi h alues o 60.96% and 37.94% a 5 and 40 g ca alys min/g bu anol, espec i ely. Howe e , H2 yield inc eased when he W/m a io inc eased, ha is, he ca alys loading inc eased. On he con a y, CH4, CO2, C2H6 and C3H8 con en Figu e 2. Ca bon yield o gases and liquids in he APR o bu anol a di e en ca alys loading (T = 227 ◦C, 40 ba , 5 w % bu anol, Ni-Co/Al-Mg ca alys , 1 mL/min aqueous eeding a e). We obse ed a signi ican inc ease in he ca bon yield o gases wi h he inc ease o he W/m a io. Thus, he ca bon yield o gases we e 2.28% and 34.67% a W/m a ios o 5 and 40 g ca alys min/g bu anol, espec i ely. The ca bon yield o liquids was smalle han 4% and did no p esen a clea endency. Simila ly o ace ol, he inc ease o he W/m a io a ou ed gas p oduc ion, p obably due o he b eaking o C-C bonds in he bu anol molecule. Howe e , p oduc ion o liquids was signi ican ly lowe han o ace ol ega dless o he amoun o ca alys used. The lowe yield o liquids ob ained om bu anol compa ed o ace ol could be ela ed o he lowe eac i i y o only one –OH g oup in bu anol agains he ca bonyl and –OH g oups in ace ol. Table 3shows he esul s o gases and liquids p oduc s in he APR o bu anol. The gases ob ained in he APR o bu anol we e H 2 , CH 4 , CO, CO 2 , C 2 H 6 and C 3 H 8 . H 2 showed he highes con en in he gas a all he W/m a ios s udied. The con en o H 2 dec eased wi h he inc ease o W/m a io, wi h alues o 60.96% and 37.94% a 5 and 40 g ca alys min/g bu anol, espec i ely. Howe e , H 2 yield inc eased when he W/m a io inc eased, ha is, he ca alys loading inc eased. On he con a y, CH 4 , CO 2 , C 2 H 6 and C 3 H 8 con en in he p oduc gas inc eased wi h he inc ease o he W/m a io. As expec ed in APR, he le els o CO we e e y low, and showed a end owa d lowe le els as he W/m a io inc eased. The yields o mos o gases (H 2 , CH 4 , CO 2 , C 2 H 6 and C 3 H 8 ) inc eased when he ca alys loading inc eased. CO yield did no show a clea endency, wi h e y low alues. These alues we e a consequence o he pa icipa ion o he ca alys in he WGS eac ion. The mos ele an esul in he gas p oduc ion was a signi ican amoun o C 3 H 8 p oduced. Gas p oduc ion also showed he end owa d highe alues as he ca alys /o ganic a io inc eased. Gas composi ion showed some selec i i y endencies wi h he inc ease o ca alys loading: Bu anol e o ming o H 2 was no a ou ed, while C 3 H 8 gene a ion was p omo ed. Me hana ion and Fische –T opsch eac ions we e also p omo ed a high ca alys loading. No deac i a ion o he ca alys was obse ed in he P ocesses 2021,9, 81 8 o 17 APR o bu anol. The highes yields o gases we e gene a ed a he highes W/m a io, wi h alues o 36.6 mmol H 2 /mol H 2 max, 31 mmol CH 4 /mol C ed and 248.1 mmol C in C 3 H 8 /mol C ed. H 2 yield and CH 4 yield p esen ed alues conside ably smalle han hose ob ained in he APR o ace ol a he same W/m a io. Table 3. Resul s o he APR expe imen s o bu anol (T = 227 ◦ C, 40 ba , 5 w % bu anol, Ni-Co/Al-Mg ca alys , 1 mL/min aqueous eeding a e). W/m (g Ca alys min/g Bu anol) 5 10 20 40 Mass balance (%) 97.10 97.61 97.40 97.22 Ca bon balance (%) 92.24 88.64 87.46 86.98 Mola gas composi ion (%) H260.96 42.65 37.69 37.94 CH44.22 7.77 8.75 10.68 CO 0.83 0.19 0.11 0.14 CO218.29 21.58 22.31 22.23 C2H60.18 0.33 0.40 0.49 C3H815.52 27.47 30.73 28.53 Yields o gas p oduc s H2yield (mmol H2/mol H2max) 6.6 19.1 27.1 36.6 CH4yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 1.4 10.4 18.9 31.0 CO yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 CO2yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 5.9 29.0 48.1 64.4 C2H6yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 0.1 0.9 1.7 2.8 C3H8yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 15.1 110.8 198.6 248.1 Yields o liquid p oduc s Bu aldehyde (mmol C/mol C ed) 37.2 23.7 15.6 13.2 2-pen anone (mmol C/mol C ed) 2.6 9.5 13.6 18.7 The liquids p oduc s iden i ied in he APR o bu anol (bu aldehyde and 2-pen anone) di e ed subs an ially om he APR o ace ol. The yield o bu aldehyde was 37.2 mmol C/mol C ed a he W/m a io o 5 g ca alys min/g bu anol and dec eased o 13.2 a he W/m a io o 40 g ca alys min/g bu anol. The yield o 2-pen anone inc eased om 2.6 o 18.7 mmol C/mol C ed when he W/m a io inc eased om 5 o 40 g ca alys min/g bu anol, espec i ely. 3.3. APR o Ace ic Acid Figu e 3shows ca bon yield o gases and ca bon yield o liquids o he expe imen s o ace ic acid APR wi h W/m a ios o 5, 10, 20 and 40 g ca alys min/g ace ic acid. Like he o he wo model compounds, he p oduc ion o gases was highe when i was used wi h he highes amoun o ca alys pe o ganic. Howe e , a ema kable di e ence is ha he ace ic acid was less eac i e wi h his ca alys han bu anol and ace ol, wi h alues o ca bon yields below 2%, ega dless how much ca alys was used bo h o liquids and o gases. A close look a he esul s o he gases and liquids p oduced is shown in Table 4. The gases de ec ed by GC we e H 2 , CH 4 , CO 2 and C 2 H 6 , wi h he C 2 H 6 in esidual amoun s. The H 2 con en dec eased wi h he inc ease o W/m a io om 50.13% o 34.68% a W/m a ios o 5 and 40 g ca alys min/g ace ic acid, espec i ely. The con en s o CH 4 and CO 2 in he p oduced gas inc eased when he W/m a io inc eased. The yields o all gases (H 2 , CH 4 , CO 2 and C 2 H 6 ) inc eased when he W/m a io inc eased, excep o W/m a ios o 5 and 10 g ca alys min/g ace ic acid, which had e y simila alues. Gas composi ion showed some selec i i y endencies wi h he inc ease o ca alys loading: Ace ic acid e o ming o H 2 was no a ou ed, while me hana ion and Fische –T opsch eac ions we e p omo ed. These esul s can co obo a e he endency obse ed in he APR o ace ol and bu anol, which indica es ha me hana ion was a ou ed using a high ca alys loading. P ocesses 2021,9, 81 9 o 17 P ocesses 2021, 9, x FOR PEER REVIEW 9 o 18 alues o ca bon yields below 2%, ega dless how much ca alys was used bo h o liquids and o gases. A close look a he esul s o he gases and liquids p oduced is shown in Table 4. The gases de ec ed by GC we e H2, CH4, CO2 and C2H6, wi h he C2H6 in esidual amoun s. The H2 con en dec eased wi h he inc ease o W/m a io om 50.13% o 34.68% a W/m a ios o 5 and 40 g ca alys min/g ace ic acid, espec i ely. The con en s o CH4 and CO2 in he p oduced gas inc eased when he W/m a io inc eased. The yields o all gases (H2, CH4, CO2 and C2H6) inc eased when he W/m a io inc eased, excep o W/m a ios o 5 and 10 g ca alys min/g ace ic acid, which had e y simila alues. Gas composi ion showed some selec i i y endencies wi h he inc ease o ca alys loading: Ace ic acid e- o ming o H2 was no a ou ed, while me hana ion and Fische –T opsch eac ions we e p omo ed. These esul s can co obo a e he endency obse ed in he APR o ace ol and bu anol, which indica es ha me hana ion was a ou ed using a high ca alys loading. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 40 20 Ca bon yield o p oduc s (%) W/m (g ca alys min/g ace ic acid) Gases Liquids 5 Figu e 3. Ca bon yield o gases and liquids in he APR o ace ic acid a di e en ca alys loading (T = 227 °C, 40 ba , 5 w % ace ic acid, Ni-Co/Al-Mg ca alys , 1 mL/min aqueous eeding a e). Table 4. Resul s o he APR expe imen s o ace ic acid (T = 227 °C, 40 ba , 5 w % ace ic acid, Ni- Co/Al-Mg ca alys , 1 mL/min aqueous eeding a e). W/m (g Ca alys min/g Ace ic Acid) 5 10 20 40 Mass balance (%) 96.66 97.09 98.31 95.78 Ca bon balance (%) 106.02 96.68 95.18 95.02 Mola gas composi ion (%) H2 50.13 48.11 41.24 34.68 CH4 16.46 18.35 21.91 25.92 CO 0 0 0 0 CO2 33.15 33.44 36.63 39.15 C2H6 0.26 0.10 0.22 0.26 Yields o gas p oduc s H2 yield (mmol H2/mol H2 max) 2.3 2.0 2.9 4.5 CH4 yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 1.5 1.6 3.0 6.7 CO yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 0 0 0 0 CO2 yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 3.0 2.8 5.1 10.1 C2H6 yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 0.05 0.02 0.06 0.13 Figu e 3. Ca bon yield o gases and liquids in he APR o ace ic acid a di e en ca alys loading (T = 227 ◦C, 40 ba , 5 w % ace ic acid, Ni-Co/Al-Mg ca alys , 1 mL/min aqueous eeding a e). Table 4. Resul s o he APR expe imen s o ace ic acid (T = 227 ◦ C, 40 ba , 5 w % ace ic acid, Ni-Co/Al-Mg ca alys , 1 mL/min aqueous eeding a e). W/m (g Ca alys min/g Ace ic Acid) 5 10 20 40 Mass balance (%) 96.66 97.09 98.31 95.78 Ca bon balance (%) 106.02 96.68 95.18 95.02 Mola gas composi ion (%) H250.13 48.11 41.24 34.68 CH416.46 18.35 21.91 25.92 CO 0 0 0 0 CO233.15 33.44 36.63 39.15 C2H60.26 0.10 0.22 0.26 Yields o gas p oduc s H2yield (mmol H2/mol H2max) 2.3 2.0 2.9 4.5 CH4yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 1.5 1.6 3.0 6.7 CO yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 0 0 0 0 CO2yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 3.0 2.8 5.1 10.1 C2H6yield (mmol C/mol C ed) 0.05 0.02 0.06 0.13 Yields o liquid p oduc s E hanol (mmol C/mol C ed) 16.7 2.4 2.5 2.6 We also obse ed he dec ease o gas yields wi h ime-on-s eam, which indica es he deac i a ion o ca alys in he APR o ace ic acid. The highes yields o H 2 and CH 4 we e ob ained using he highes W/m a io, which was 4.5 mmol H 2 /mol H 2 max and 6.7 mmol CH 4 /mol C ed. The H 2 and CH 4 yields we e conside able smalle han hose ob ained wi h bu anol. E hanol was he only liquid p oduc analysed. The yields o e hanol we e smalle han 17 mmol C/mol C ed. This low alue o e hanol yield was a consequence o he low amoun o ca bon yield o liquids. 3.4. APR o a Simula ed Aqueous F ac ion o Bio-Oil Besides he s udy o he indi idual model compounds, once he independen be- ha iou o he h ee compounds we e es ablished, we conside ed ha i would be in e - P ocesses 2021,9, 81 16 o 17 Au ho Con ibu ions: Concep ualiza ion, L.G. and M.O.; me hodology, J.R.; alida ion, P.L., J.R., and L.G.; o mal analysis, P.L. and A.I.S.; in es iga ion, P.L.; w i ing—o iginal d a p epa a ion, L.G.; w i ing— e iew and edi ing, L.G., M.O., J.R. and J.A.; isualiza ion, L.G. and J.R.; supe ision, M.O., L.G. and J.A.; p ojec adminis a ion, M.O. and L.G.; unding acquisi ion, M.O., L.G. and J.A. All au ho s ha e ead and ag eed o he published e sion o he manusc ip . Funding: This esea ch was unded by AEI/FEDER, UE (p ojec CTQ2017-86893-R), he A agón Go e nmen ( e . 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