Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for Green Chemistry. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2019 Tailoring Diesel Bioblendstock from Integrated Catalytic Upgrading of Carboxylic Acids: A “Fuel Property First” Approach Xiangchen Huoa,b, Nabila A. Huqa, Jim Stunkela, Nicholas S. Clevelanda, Anne K. Staracea, Amy E. Settlea,b, Allyson M. Yorka,b, Robert S. Nelsona, David G. Brandnera, Lisa Foutsa, Peter C. St. Johna, Earl D. Christensena, Jon Lueckea, J. Hunter Mackc, Charles S. McEnallyd, Patrick A. Cherryd, Lisa D. Pfefferled, Timothy J. Strathmannb, Davinia Salvachúaa, Seonah Kima, Robert L. McCormicka, Gregg T. Beckhama, Derek R. Vardona* aNational Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO, United States bColorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St., Golden, CO, United States cUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell, 220 Pawtucket St., Lowell, MA, United States dYale University, 9 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT, United States *
[email protected] Section S1: Experimental Methods Catalyst synthesis and characterization Pt/Al2O3 catalyst was prepared by strong electrostatic adsorption method with chloroplatinic acid hexahydrate as Pt precursor. Al2O3 of 30-50 mesh and Pt precursor were added to deionized water, and solution pH was adjusted to 3 by adding HCl. After stirring overnight, the catalyst particles were recovered by filtration extensively washed with -1 deionized water. The catalyst was dried in the air and reduced in flowing H2 (200 mL min ) at 300°C for 4 h. BET surface area was determined by nitrogen physisorption using a Quadrasorb SI™ surface area analyzer from Quantachrome Instruments. Samples of ~80–120 mg were measured using a 55-point nitrogen adsorption/desorption curve at -196°C.