RT Journal Article T1 Bimetallic Niobium-Based Catalysts Supported on SBA-15 for Hydrodeoxygenation of Anisole A1 Ballesteros-Plata, Daniel A1 Barroso-Martín, Isabel A1 Medina Cervantes, Juan Andrés A1 Maciel, Carmen A1 Huirache-Acuña, Rafael A1 Rodríguez-Castellón, Enrique A1 Infantes-Molina, Antonia K1 Compuestos aromáticos K1 Catalizadores AB The effect of adding iron, cobalt or nickel to a prepared niobium-supported catalyst using mesoporous silica SBA-15 as a support was evaluated in the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) reaction of anisole, chosen as a model compound in lignocellulosic biomass derived bio-oil. HDO activity as well as selectivity toward O-free products were highly dependent on the catalyst formulation: Ni incorporation showed the highest anisole conversion and selectivity to deoxygenated products, followed by Co and Fe counterparts. The activity was explained in terms of acidity, metal surface exposure and reducibility as a function of the interaction between the phases present. Regarding the characterization results, the better performance of NiNb/SBA-15 was associated with its lower acidity, higher Nb/Si surface exposure, NbO2/Nb2O5 ratio and better interaction between Ni and Nb species. PB ACS YR 2021 FD 2021-12-17 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24290 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24290 LA eng NO Ballesteros Plata, Daniel ; Barroso-Martín, Isabel ; Medina Cervantes, Juan Andrés ; Maciel, Carmen ; Huirache-Acuña, Rafael ; Rodríguez-Castellón, Enrique ; Infantes-Molina, Antonia. Bimetallic Niobium-Based Catalysts Supported on SBA-15 for Hydrodeoxygenation of Anisole. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 51, 18831–18840 Publication Date:December 17, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02799 NO The authors would like to acknowledge Project No. RTI2018-099668-B-C22 (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades of Spain), Nos. UMA18-FEDERJA-126 and PY20-00375 (Junta de Andalucía projects), and FEDER funds for financial support. A.I.M. thanks the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness for a Ramón y Cajal contract (No. RyC-2015-17870). D.B.P. thanks the University of Málaga (Spain) for a postdoctoral contract. R.H.A. thanks to the CIC-UMSNH 2020 Project. I.B.M. thanks University of Málaga (Spain) for a predoctoral contract. Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 21 ene 2026