Abstract
The selective hydrogenation of furfuryl alcohol was investigated at room temperature by using supported palladium catalysts. The catalysts are very selective to the formation of 2-methylfuran. Furthermore, the addition of tin to palladium showed similar catalytic activity, but was more selective to tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol. Variation of the Sn/Pd ratio has shown a considerable and interesting effect on the selectivity pattern. Addition of a small amount of Sn (1 wt %) shifted the selectivity towards tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol and methyltetrahydrofuran, which are ring-saturated molecules. Increasing the tin ratio further decreased the catalytic activity and also showed very poor selectivity to either of these products.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2122-2129 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | ChemCatChem |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 13 Jul 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 2-methylfuran
- furfuryl alcohol
- green solvents
- palladium
- ring-opening