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Despite 1,3-propanediol possessing high economic value, its production from glycerol hydrogenolysis is a challenging task. Herein, a series of WO x promoted Pt/Al 2 O 3 catalysts with various WO x contents were prepared and investigated for selective production 1,3-propanediol from glycerol hydrogenolysis. To explore the structure feature, these catalysts were fully characterized by BET, CO chemisorption, HRTEM, XRD ( in situ XRD), Raman, NH 3 –TPD, Py–IR, H 2 –TPR, and XPS. Among them, Pt–10WO x /Al 2 O 3 achieved the highest 1,3-propanediol yield up to 42.4%, which was ascribed to the large concentration of Brønsted acid sites, strong electronic interaction between Pt with WO x and hydrogen spillover. The strong correlation between 1,3-propanediol yield and Brønsted acid site indicated its essential role for the formation of 1,3-propanediol. Meanwhile the linear correlation between 1,2-propanediol yield and Lewis acid site gave direct evidence that Lewis acid site preferentially generated 1,2-propanediol. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highlights: [•] Addition of SiO2 to PtW/Zr greatly enhanced activity and 1,3-propanediol selectivity. [•] 54.3% conversion and 52.0% 1,3-propanediol selectivity were achieved over 5PtW/ZrSi. [•] A model scheme of WO x transformation due to SiO2 doping has been built. [•] Pt and polytungstate have been identified as the dominant active phases. [•] Glycerol hydrogenolysis conforms to the dehydration–hydrogenation mechanism. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]