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Chromium-free Cu@Mg/γ-Al₂O₃ - an active catalyst for selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol.

ABSTRACT: Development of a chromium (Cr)-free hydrogenation catalyst is very important to replace the existing hazardous Cr based catalyst used in the furfural hydrogenation to furfuryl alcohol. Herein, we report synthesis of well-dispersed copper nanoparticles supported on hydrothermally stable magnesium doped alumina (Cu@Mg/γ-Al₂O₃) for selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol. The prepared catalyst was characterized by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES), Powder X-ray Diffraction (PXRD), Surface Area Analysis (SAA), High Resolution-Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM), Temperature Programmed Reduction/Desorption (TPR/TPD) and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) to understand textural properties of the catalyst. The prepared catalyst was found to be highly active and selective with 99% conversion of furfural and 94% selectivity for furfuryl alcohol under solvent free conditions at 443.15 K and 2 MPa of hydrogen pressure. It was also observed that the Cu@Mg/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst is reusable (up to six runs) while maintaining its high activity and selectivity (≥94%) in the hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol.

SUBMITTER: Arundhathi R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9057799 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Chromium-free Cu@Mg/γ-Al2O3 - an active catalyst for selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol.

Arundhathi Racha R Reddy Panyala Linga PL Samanta Chanchal C Newalkar Bharat L BL

RSC advances 20201110 67

Development of a chromium (Cr)-free hydrogenation catalyst is very important to replace the existing hazardous Cr based catalyst used in the furfural hydrogenation to furfuryl alcohol. Herein, we report synthesis of well-dispersed copper nanoparticles supported on hydrothermally stable magnesium doped alumina (Cu@Mg/γ-Al2O3) for selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol. The prepared catalyst was characterized by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Auger E ...[more]

PMID: 35519200

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Chromium-free Cu@Mg/γ-Al₂O₃ - an active catalyst for selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol.

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Chromium-free Cu@Mg/γ-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> - an active catalyst for selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol.

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