Hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol

▶ γ-Alumina, titania and zirconia supported MoS2 and CoMoS catalysts have been used in guaiacol HDO. ▶ Fantastic catalytic activity when ZrO2 was used as support for CoMoS phase. ▶ With CoMoS/ZrO2 guaiacol was transformed successively into phenol and benzene.