Metal-organic-framework derived Co-Pd bond is preferred over Fe-Pd for reductive upgrading of furfural to tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol

Pendem, Saikiran, Bolla, Srinivasa Rao, Morgan, David J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6571-5731, Shinde, Digambar B., Lai, Zhiping, Nakka, Lingaiah and Mondal, John 2019. Metal-organic-framework derived Co-Pd bond is preferred over Fe-Pd for reductive upgrading of furfural to tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol. Dalton Transactions 48 (24) 10.1039/C9DT01190K

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Abstract

Combined noble-transition metal catalysts have been used to produce a wide range of important non-petroleum-based chemicals from biomass-derived furfural (as a platform molecule) and have garnered colossal research interest due to the urgent demand for sustainable and clean fuels. Herein, we report the palladium-modified metal–organic-framework (MOF) assisted preparation of PdCo3O4 and PdFe3O4 nanoparticles encapsulated in a graphitic N-doped carbon (NC) matrix via facile in situ thermolysis. This provides a change in selectivity with superior catalytic activity for the reductive upgrading of biomass-derived furfural (FA). Under the optimized reaction conditions, the newly designed PdCo3O4@NC catalyst exhibited highly efficient catalytic performance in the hydrogenation of furfural, providing 100% furfural conversion with 95% yield of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFAL). In contrast, the as-synthesized Pd–Fe3O4@NC afforded a THFAL yield of 70% after an 8 h reaction with four consecutive recycling tests. Based on different characterization data (XPS, H2-TPR) for nanohybrids, we can conclude that the presence of PdCo-Nx active sites, and the multiple synergistic effects between Co3O4 and Pd(II), Co3O4 and Pd0, as well as the presence of N in the carbonaceous matrix, are responsible for the superior catalytic activity and improved catalyst stability. Our strategy provides a facile design and synthesis process for a noble-transition metal alloy as a superior biomass refining, robust catalyst via noble metal modified MOFs as precursors.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Chemistry Research Institutes & Centres > Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI)
Additional Information:	A correction is available for this article at http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D2DT90140D.
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:	1477-9226
Related URLs:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D2DT90140D
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 May 2019
Date of Acceptance:	9 May 2019
Last Modified:	27 Nov 2024 11:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/122978

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