Pd-Ru/TiO2 catalyst - an active and selective catalyst for furfural hydrogenation

Aldosari, Dr Obaid, Iqbal, Sarwat, Miedziak, Peter John, Brett, Gemma Louise, Jones, Daniel R., Liu, Xi, Edwards, Jennifer Kelly ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4089-2827, Morgan, David John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6571-5731, Knight, David William and Hutchings, Graham ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8885-1560 2016. Pd-Ru/TiO2 catalyst - an active and selective catalyst for furfural hydrogenation. Catalysis Science & Technology 6 , pp. 234-242. 10.1039/C5CY01650A

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Abstract

The selective hydrogenation of furfural at ambient temperature has been investigated using a Pd/TiO2 catalyst. The effect of the solvent was studied and high activity and selectivity to 2-methylfuran and furfuryl alcohol was observed using octane as solvent but a number of byproducts were observed. The addition of Ru to the PdTiO2 catalyst decreased the catalytic activity but improved the selectivity towards 2-methylfuran and furfuryl alcohol with decreased byproduct formation. Variation of the Ru/Pd ratio has shown an interesting effect on the selectivity. The addition of a small amount of Ru (1 wt. %) shifted the selectivity towards furfuryl alcohol and 2-methylrofuran. Further increasing the Ru ratio decreased the catalytic activity and also showed a very poor selectivity to 2-methylfuran.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI) Chemistry
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:	2044-4753
Funders:	EPSRC
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Date of Acceptance:	30 October 2015
Last Modified:	16 May 2024 20:34
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/80393

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