High Selectivity and Yield in Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol by Zirconium Propoxide Modified Mesoporous Silica.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the work was to develop a highly effective catalyst for the conversion of furfural into furfuryl alcohol through catalytic transfer hydrogenation, which is an important process for converting biomass-derived compounds into valuable chemicals. A highly mesoporous silica was modified with various zirconium and aluminium precursors to obtain Lewis acid centres. The materials were characterised by nitrogen adsorption, FTIR spectroscopy, pyridine adsorption, thermogravimetry, SEM and XRD. The catalytic properties of the materials versus acid site concentration, alcohol type, zirconium content and reaction time were investigated in a batch reactor. The zirconium propoxide-modified materials appeared to be the most active and selective catalysts in the reaction studied. They showed com

SUBMITTER: Ciemiega A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12430864 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature