Xu, Jiamin; Cui, Qianqian; Xue, Teng; Guan, Yejun; Wu, Peng published the artcile< Total Hydrogenation of Furfural under Mild Conditions over a Durable Ni/TiO2-SiO2 Catalyst with Amorphous TiO2 Species>, Reference of 97-99-4, the main research area is total hydrogenation furfural mild condition durable nickel titania silica.
One-step total hydrogenation of furfural (FAL) toward tetrahydrofurfuryl alc. in continuous flow using cheap transition metals still remains a great challenge. We herein reported the total hydrogenation of FAL over Ni (~5 nm) nanoparticles loaded on TiO2-SiO2 composites with long-term stability. The TiO2-SiO2 composites comprise amorphous TiOx which was grafted on the silica aerogel by acetyl acetone-aided controlled hydrolysis of tetra-Bu titanate. The catalysts were characterized by several techniques including Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, H2-temperature-programmed reduction, and H2-temperature-programmed desorption. The hydrogenation performances were systematically explored in terms of TiO2 content, Ni loading, liquid hour space velocity, and so forth. Ni nanoparticles in contact with amorphous TiOx showed strengthened interaction with the C=O bond of FAL as well as enhanced hydrogen dissociation and desorption ability, hence benefiting the overall hydrogenation process.
ACS Omega published new progress about Adsorption. 97-99-4 belongs to class tetrahydrofurans, and the molecular formula is C5H10O2, Reference of 97-99-4.
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