Mechanistic reaction micro-kinetics-based structure–activity relationships for palmitic acid hydrodeoxygenation over NiMoS$_x$/Al$_2$O$_3$ catalystsŽula, Matej (Avtor) Grilc, Miha (Avtor) Likozar, Blaž (Avtor) kineticshydrodeoxygenationfatty acidsmechanisms of hydrodeoxygenationThe kinetics of palmitic acid hydro-deoxygenation over sulfided NiMo/γ-Al$_2$O$_3$ have been described, including the gas–liquid–solid mass transport/surface chemistry in a magnetically-stirred batch reactor via temperature (225–275 °C), hydrogen pressure (30–70 bar) and catalyst loading (0.1–0.4 g) variation. Intermediates, the hexadecanol and palmityl palmitate, have been probed for a deeper physical understanding of mechanisms. Rates were used to show the impact of the continuum H$_2$ thermodynamic phenomena, availability and coverages on the selectivity among the direct hydrogenation, hydrogenolysis and decarbonylation reactions through the role of H$^•$ formation dependent and independent changes. The system was reduced to 11 catalytic transformation steps, including 8 different molecular species, present in medium. Sequence is simulated to happen on the calculated functional number of active site structures, the activity of which was averaged, while the activation of H$_2$ was supposed to initiate independently. The results of model integrate parameters, such as energies, constants and performance. Process was highly temperature-related, while H$_2$ presence expressed linearly. Phases were characterized with temperature-programmed desorption analysis, coupled with mass spectrometry (TPD–MS) technique, transmission- (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD).20232023-08-09 14:46:16Članek v reviji148283sl