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Ni-B catalyst with metal modifiers for partial hydrogenation of fatty acid methyl esters at mild conditions

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A low-cost Ni-B alloy catalyst was prepared by chemical reduction method and used for partial hydrogenation of fatty acid methyl esters. The conditions for catalyst preparation, including Ni to B ratio, pH of NaBH4 solution, types and quantity of metal modifiers were optimized. Ni-La-B, prepared by modification of Ni-B with La, showed significantly high catalytic partial hydrogenation activity. The optimum textural properties (small particle size, high specific surface area and well-defined pore structure) and electron enrichment of active Ni sites were the favorable factors for the high hydrogenation activity of Ni-La-B catalyst, which showed reasonable stability in catalyst recycle experiments.

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Synopsis of this article: A low-cost Ni-B alloy catalyst was prepared by chemical reduction method and used for partial hydrogenation of fatty acid methyl esters. Ni-La-B showed significantly high catalytic activity. The optimum textural properties and electron enrichment of active Ni sites were the favorable factors for the high hydrogenation activity of catalyst.

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Financial support from Guangxi Science Foundation Funded Project (2021GXNSFAA075006, 2018GXNSFAA138039), National Natural Science Foundation of China (21667004), Open Project of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bio-refinery (GXKLB20-01) is gratefully acknowledged.

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    Linye Zhang, Zongwu Xin, Lei Gao, Zhongmin Li, Guangtao Wei & Ruilin Mo

  2. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metallic and Featured Materials, Nanning, 530004, China

    Guangtao Wei

  3. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bio-refinery, Nanning, 530007, China

    Linye Zhang

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Zhang, L., Xin, Z., Gao, L. et al. Ni-B catalyst with metal modifiers for partial hydrogenation of fatty acid methyl esters at mild conditions. J Chem Sci 133, 58 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12039-021-01930-5

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