Selective Hydrogenation of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol in the Presence of a Recyclable Cobalt/SBA-15 Catalyst

• Published in: ChemSusChem Vol. 8; no. 11; pp. 1885 - 1891
• Main Authors: Audemar, Maïté, Ciotonea, Carmen, De Oliveira Vigier, Karine, Royer, Sébastien, Ungureanu, Adrian, Dragoi, Brindusa, Dumitriu, Emil, Jérôme, François
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 08.06.2015; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; ChemPubSoc Europe/Wiley
• Subjects: Alcohol; biomass; Catalysis; Catalysts; Catalytic converters; Chemical Sciences; cobalt; Cobalt - chemistry; Conversion; Furaldehyde - chemistry; Furans - chemistry; Furfural; Furfuryl alcohol; heterogeneous catalysis; Hydrogen - chemistry; Hydrogenation; Kinetics; Levulinic acid; Levulinic Acids - chemistry; Models, Molecular; Molecular Conformation; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Oxidation-Reduction; Porosity; Pressure; Selectivity; Silicon Dioxide - chemistry; Solvents; supported catalysts; Temperature; biomass; cobalt; heterogeneous catalysis; supported catalysts; hydrogenation

The hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol was performed in the presence of a Co/SBA‐15 catalyst. High selectivity (96 %) at a conversion higher than 95 % is reported over this catalytic system. As the conversion of furfural to furfuryl alcohol occurs over metallic Co sites, the effect of red...