Chuseang, Jirawat; Nakwachara, Rapeepong; Kalong, Munsuree; Ratchahat, Sakhon; Koo-amornpattana, Wanida; Klysubun, Wantana; Khemthong, Pongtanawat; Faungnawakij, Kajornsak; Assabumrungrat, Suttichai; Itthibenchapong, Vorranutch; Srifa, Atthapon team published the artcile< Selective hydrogenolysis of furfural into fuel-additive 2-methylfuran over a rhenium-promoted copper catalyst>, the main research area is furfural hydrogenation methylfuran rhenium copper catalyst phys chem property. Name: (Tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methanol.
The effect of Re promoter on Cu/γ-Al2O3 catalysts with various Cu : Re molar ratios was comprehensively investigated in comparison to the monometallic Cu/γ-Al2O3 and Re/γ-Al2O3 catalysts. The combination of Re and Cu resulted in a difficulty in reduction behavior of the Cu species, as detected using hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction, indicating that the Re promoter had stronger metal-support interactions. The acidity, as confirmed by ammonia temperature-programmed desorption, increased with the Re loading. X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption near edge structure measurements of the spent CuRe catalyst revealed the existence of metallic Cu, Cu2O, CuO, amorphous CuAl2O4, ReO3, and NH4ReO4. The as-synthesized catalysts without reduction were directly utilized for the hydrogenolysis of furfural (FAL) into the fuel additive 2-methylfuran (2-MF). The highest 2-MF yield (86.4%) was accompanied by a 10.4% 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF) yield using the optimal Cu1Re0.14 catalyst under the investigated conditions (200°C, 6 h, and 20 bar H2). The kinetic study using furfuryl alc. (FOL), a primary intermediate, revealed that the rate of 2-MF production for the optimal Cu1Re0.14 catalyst was faster than that of the Cu benchmark. These results indicated that a small amount of oxophilic Re species could promote the hydrogenolysis of the C-OH bond in FOL to form 2-MF due to the synergistic effect between the Cu and Re active species. In addition, the activity of the Cu1Re0.14 catalyst remained highly stable through four consecutive experiments
Sustainable Energy & Fuelspublished new progress about Adsorption; Crystallinity; Hydrogenation; Hydrogenation catalysts; Hydrogenation kinetics; Surface area; Surface structure; Thermal polymer degradation. 97-99-4 belongs to class tetrahydrofurans and the molecular formula is C5H10O2, Tetrahydrofuran – Wikipedia.
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