This master thesis analyzes the kinetics of catalytic hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of model lignin components. For this purpose, an experiment was carried out in a batch reactor, where catalytic HDO was performed with selected model lignin components. HDO is a high-pressure and moderate-temperature process, in which oxygen is removed from compounds by catalytic reaction with hydrogen. The process was carried out with HB, 1,2-HHB, MB, 1,2-MMB and HMB. The results show the course of HDO is influenced by the type and number of functional groups. It is faster with one functional group than with two. With two functional groups, HDO is faster for HMB that has two different functional groups on the benzene ring. HDO is also affected by the choice of catalysts. The experimental HDO included three different catalysts: Ru/C, Ru/Al2O3 and Rh/C. Ru/C and Ru/Al2O3 contributed well to the hydrogenation activity of the aromatic ring and the removal of the methoxy and hydroxyl groups from the oxygenated aromatic compounds. In turn, the use of Rh/C was more focused on hydrogenation. The mode of HDO is also temperature dependent, as shown by experiments carried out at two different temperatures (275 °C and 325 °C). The higher the temperature, the faster the hydrodeoxygenation.
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