High-Throughput Screening of Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Conversion of Furfural to Bio-Based Fuel Components

Catalysts

Roberto Pizzi¹  Robert-Jan van Putten²  Hanneke Brust²  Siglinda Perathoner¹  Gabriele Centi¹  Jan Cornelis van der Waal² 

[1] Section Industrial Chemistry, Università di Messina, V.le F. Stagno D’Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy; E-Mails:;Avantium Chemicals, Zekeringstraat 29, 1014 BV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; E-Mails:

关键词: furfural;    high-throughput;    screening;    heterogeneous catalysis;    palladium catalyst;    carbonaceous supports;    reductive etherification of aldehydes;   

DOI  :  10.3390/catal5042244

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The one-pot catalytic reductive etherification of furfural to 2-methoxymethylfuran (furfuryl methyl ether, FME), a valuable bio-based chemical or fuel, is reported. A large number of commercially available hydrogenation heterogeneous catalysts based on nickel, copper, cobalt, iridium, palladium and platinum catalysts on various support were evaluated by a high-throughput screening approach. The reaction was carried out in liquid phase with a 10% w/w furfural in methanol solution at 50 bar of hydrogen. Among all the samples tested, carbon-supported noble metal catalysts were found to be the most promising in terms of productivity and selectivity. In particular, palladium on charcoal catalysts show high selectivity (up to 77%) to FME. Significant amounts of furfuryl alcohol (FA) and 2-methylfuran (2-MF) are observed as the major by-products.

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