@article {46018,
	title = {Highly efficient Pt-MoOx/ZrO2 catalyst for green diesel production},
	journal = {Catalysis Communications},
	volume = {125},
	year = {2019},
	month = {MAY},
	pages = {70-76},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>Bimetallic Pt-MoOx supported on ZrO2 exhibits higher catalytic activity than known catalysts for converting fatty acids into green diesel at as low as 200 degrees C. A change in selectivity from decarboxylation/decarbonylation to hydrodeoxygenation and enhancement in the deoxygenation activity of Pt were observed when MoOx was also present in the catalyst composition. In X-ray photoelectron spectra, Pt 4f lines of 4Pt-8MoO(x)/ZrO2 occurred at lower binding energies than those for 4Pt/ZrO2. Part of Mo was reduced from +6 to +5 oxidation state in the presence of Pt. There seems to exist some electronic interaction between the support and metal, making 4Pt-8MoO(x)/ZrO2 a highly efficient and selective deoxygenation catalyst.</p>},
	keywords = {Bimetallic catalyst, Biofuel, Deoxygenation of fatty acids, Green Diesel, Hydrocarbons, Supported platinum catalyst},
	issn = {1566-7367},
	doi = {10.1016/j.catcom.2019.03.027},
	author = {Janampelli, Sagar and Darbha, Srinivas}
}
