The selective hydrogenation of furfural over supported palladium nanoparticle catalysts prepared by sol-immobilisation: effect of catalyst support and reaction conditions

Albilali, Reem K., Douthwaite, John Mark, He, Qian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4891-3581 and Taylor, Stuart H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1933-4874 2017. The selective hydrogenation of furfural over supported palladium nanoparticle catalysts prepared by sol-immobilisation: effect of catalyst support and reaction conditions. Catalysis Science and Technology 2018 (8) , pp. 252-267. 10.1039/C7CY02110K

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Abstract

The selective hydrogenation of bio-derived furfural was investigated under mild conditions using a series of supported palladium catalysts prepared by a sol-immobilisation technique. Catalysts using alumina and titania supports were more selective towards tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol. The catalytic activity of 1.19% Pd/TiO2 was evaluated under different reaction conditions and higher selectivity towards tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol was observed when using 2-propanol as a solvent, and the yield of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol decreased as reaction temperature increased. The performance of the Pd catalyst was enhanced by the addition of Pt and a 95% yield of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol was achieved. The catalysts were characterised using a range of techniques, and the synergistic effect of adding Pt to Pd was due to an electronic promotional effect.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI)
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:	2044-4753
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	16 November 2017
Date of Acceptance:	14 November 2017
Last Modified:	20 Nov 2024 19:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/106659

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