Kumar, Abhinav; Shivhare, Atal; Bal, Rajaram; Srivastava, Rajendra published the artcile< Metal and solvent-dependent activity of spinel-based catalysts for the selective hydrogenation and rearrangement of furfural>, Recommanded Product: (Tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methanol, the main research area is furfural nickel copper metal catalyst hydrogenation rearrangement.
The development of cost-effective heterogeneous catalysts for the selective conversion of biomass-derived platform chems. into value-added chems. and liquid fuels will pave the way towards the development of sustainable biorefineries. Herein, we perform in-depth optimization of the catalyst composition and exptl. conditions to selectively produce three important value-added chems. from furfural, including cyclopentanone, furfuryl alc., and tetrahydrofurfuryl alc. Results show that the Ni(10%)/CuFe2O4 catalyst affords cyclopentanone as a major product with >90% selectivity in water at 423 K and 1 MPa H2. Meanwhile, switching to non-aqueous solvents, including hexane, isopropanol, toluene, and ethanol, selectively produces tetrahydrofurfuryl alc. as a major product under identical reaction conditions. Over the Cu(10%)/CuFe2O4 catalyst, furfuryl alc. is produced as a major product in water at 393 K and 1 MPa H2. Control experiments over M/CuO, M/Fe3O4, and M/SBA-15 catalysts are also performed; however. these catalysts afford much lower conversion compared to the M/CuFe2O4 catalysts due to the higher Lewis acidity of the CuFe2O4 support. The physicochem. properties of these catalysts are characterized using powder XRD, HR-TEM, XPS, and pyridine FT-IR. Finally, based on the existing literature, plausible reaction mechanisms for the production of cyclopentanone, tetrahydrofurfuryl alc., and furfural alc. on M/CuFe2O4 catalysts are proposed. The present work provides insight into the development of cost-effective and efficient catalysts for the valorization of furfural under mild conditions.
Sustainable Energy & Fuels published new progress about Acidity. 97-99-4 belongs to class tetrahydrofurans, and the molecular formula is C5H10O2, Recommanded Product: (Tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methanol.
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