Feasibility Study of Bimetallic Catalysts for Hydrogenolysis Process of Solid Biomass to 13-PropanedioI

1,3-propanediol promotes high market value as a result of its versatility as
intermediate for the synthesis ofheterocycles and asa monomer for the production of
improvised polyester, Polytrimethylene Terephtalate (PTT) (Silvia Casali, 2011).
Sugarcane bagasse will act as raw material and react with bimetallic catalysts inPan-
Reactor and undergo Hydrogenolysis Process. There will bethree main products by
the end of this reaction, which are 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol and Ethylene
Glycol (Mohanprasad A. Dasari, 2005).
Hydrogenolysis catalytic process is performed using the combination oftwo metals,
with copper as a based with the present of Zeolite as a carrier. Cerium, Manganese,
Nickel, Zinc, Titanium and Cobalt are the perfect chosen metals based on their
compatibility in electro negativity will combined with copper and tested its catalytic
reaction during hydrogenolysis process. Besides the choice ofcatalyst, the effects of
temperature, hydrogen pressure, carriers, initial water content and type of solid
biomass are important features that needed tobemonitored inorder to generate high
selectivity andyield of 1,3-propanediol.