Sunyol, C.; English Owen, R.; Gonzalez, M. D.; Salagre, P.; Cesteros, Y. published the artcile< Catalytic hydrogenation of furfural to tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol using competitive nickel catalysts supported on mesoporous clays>, Name: (Tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methanol, the main research area is catalyst hydrogenation furfural tetrahydrofurfuryl alc nickel supported mesoporous clay.
Nickel catalysts supported on mesoporous clays with different acid properties, such as montmorillonite MK-10, Al-pillared montmorillonite, mesoporous Na-saponite and mesoporous H-saponite, were prepared, characterized and tested for the hydrogenation of furfural to tetrahydrofurfuryl alc. (THFA). Clays were also modified introducing basicity through magnesium oxide in different amounts Catalysts with higher acidity or low amounts of metallic centers favored deactivation and/or selectivity to the non-desired products. Interestingly, the addition of MgO both neutralized the acidity of the montmorillonite supports and improved the hydrogenation of the furanic ring, resulting in higher selectivity to THFA. The best catalyst was the one prepared with montmorillonite MK-10 covered by 30 wt% of magnesium oxide and with 8.8% of the Ni metal phase achieving total conversion and total selectivity to THFA. The activity of this catalyst was maintained after several reuses.
Applied Catalysis, A: General published new progress about Acidity. 97-99-4 belongs to class tetrahydrofurans, and the molecular formula is C5H10O2, Name: (Tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methanol.
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