Catalytic in-Situ Hydrogenation of Furfural over Bimetallic Cu-Ni Alloy Catalysts in Isopropanol

Zihao Zhang, Zehua Pei, Hao Chen, Kequan Chen, Zhaoyin Hou, Xiuyang Lu, Pingkai Ouyang, Jie Fu

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Abstract

Al2O3-supported Cu and Ni monometallic as well as Cu-Ni bimetallic catalysts were synthesized using a coprecipitation method and studied for the in-situ hydrogenation of furfural (FAL) with isopropanol as the solvent and hydrogen donor. The Cu-Ni bimetallic catalysts showed improved activity toward the production of 2-methylfuran (2-MF) and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF) over that of monometallic catalysts. The results indicated that isopropanol exhibited better performance than methanol for the in-situ hydrogenation of FAL to produce 2-MF and 2-MTHF under the same conditions. The reaction conditions such as the copper-nickel ratios, catalyst loading amount, reaction temperature, and time were optimized. After the reaction was complete, the supported Cu-Ni bimetallic catalyst could be reused four times without a significant loss in catalytic activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4225-4230
Number of pages6
JournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume57
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Mar 2018

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