The amorphous alloy-catalyzed hydroconversion of demineralized shengli coal liquefaction residue under microwave irradiation

Microwave-assisted hydroconversion of demineralized Shengli lignite liquefaction residue (DMSLLR) over Ni-B/SiO₂ in methanol was investigated under mild conditions. The results show that Ni-B/SiO₂ significantly catalyzed DMSLLR hydroconversion by increasing the methanol-extractable fraction of hydroconverted DMSLLR to 87.7% over Ni-B/SiO₂ from 62.3% without catalyst. The yields of alkanes, hydroarenes, alkyl arenes, non-substituted arenes, organooxygen compounds, and organosulfur compounds from catalytic hydroconversion of DMSLLR are drastically higher than those from non-catalytic hydroconversion of DMSLLR. Benzo[ghi]perylene is the most abundant condensed arenes detected.