@article{scholars14636,
          number = {4},
          volume = {9},
           title = {Liquid value-added chemicals production from aqueous phase reforming of sorbitol and glycerol over sonosynthesized Ni-based catalyst},
             doi = {10.1016/j.jece.2021.105766},
            note = {cited By 14},
         journal = {Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering},
            year = {2021},
       publisher = {Elsevier Ltd},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85107511987&doi=10.1016\%2fj.jece.2021.105766&partnerID=40&md5=a37656f57f9fae23b3a4ccc2fd6add0e},
        abstract = {Aqueous phase reforming (APR) of sugar alcohols to produce hydrogen and value-added chemicals derived from renewable carbohydrates are becoming more promising nowadays. In the present study, Mo-Ni/Al2O3 and Mo-Ni/H-Y zeolite catalysts were synthesized using sonochemical approach employed for aqueous phase reforming of sorbitol and glycerol. The aqueous phase reforming reaction was conducted with 10 wt of sorbitol/glycerol in deionized water in an autoclave batch reactor. Several characterization techniques (TGA, XRD, BET, H2TPR and FESEM-EDX) were performed for all the synthesized catalysts. It was perceived from the characterization that Ni/H-Y zeolite catalysts possess better textural properties in term of particle dispersion and surface area compared to Al2O3 supported catalysts. Moreover, H-Y zeolite supported catalysts also offered better performances in term of the production of value-added chemicals where the selectivity of products is more than 20 compared to the Al2O3 supported catalysts. Some of the highly selective value-added chemicals identified were acetone, ethylene glycol 1,3-propanediol and glycerol in which 1Mo-Ni/H-Y zeolite contributed the highest activity where the conversion is at 28.5 and 24.3 selectivity towards 1,3-propanediol in the APR of sorbitol. The most selective product in this study, 1,3-propanediol, is an expensive chemical, commonly used in polymer industries, and used as adhesives, coatings and an intermediate solvent. {\^A}{\copyright} 2021 Elsevier Ltd.},
          author = {Shahbudin, M. I. and Jacob, D. M. and Ameen, M. and Aqsha, A. and Azizan, M. T. and Yusoff, M. H. M. and Sher, F.},
        keywords = {Acetone; Adhesives; Alumina; Aluminum oxide; Catalyst selectivity; Catalyst supports; Deionized water; Ethylene; Glycerol; Polyols; Zeolites, 1-3-propanediol; Aqueous-phase reforming; Chemical production; Liquid products; Synthesised; Ultrasonics irradiations; Value-added chemicals; Y zeolites; Zeolite catalyst; ]+ catalyst, Ethylene glycol},
            issn = {22133437}
}