Pirmoradi, Maryam; Gulotty, Robert J.; Kastner, James R. published the artcile< Continuous hydroxyketone production from furfural using Pd-TiO2 supported on activated carbon>, Product Details of C5H10O2, the main research area is hydroxyketone furfural palladium titania activated carbon catalyst.
Pd-TiO2, Pd-Cu and Pd-Fe activated carbon (AC) supported catalysts were employed for continuous selective hydrogenation of furfural. The effect of reaction parameters on product selectivity and space time yield (STY) was determined Weak acid sites, generated by the Pd-TiO2 catalyst opened the furan ring and resulted in a STY of 134 g Lcat-1 h-1 (610 g kgcat-1 h-1) and 39% selectivity to 5-hydroxy-2-pentanone (5H2P), a hydrogenation product of furan ring opening, in a short residence time (7.6 min) at 180°C and 300 psig. The Pd-Cu and Pd-Fe catalysts were selective towards tetrahydrofurfuryl alc. and furfuryl alc. A STY of 259 g Lcat-1 h-1 (1182 g kgcat-1 h-1) and 42% selectivity to furfuryl alc. was achieved in the presence of the Pd-Cu catalyst at 180°C and 300 psig (3.8 min). The Pd/TiO2/AC catalyst shows promise for continuous production of 5H2P, a building block for many drugs and a precursor to 1,4-pentanediol.
Catalysis Science & Technology published new progress about Hydrogenation. 97-99-4 belongs to class tetrahydrofurans, and the molecular formula is C5H10O2, Product Details of C5H10O2.
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