LAPSE:2019.1428
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LAPSE:2019.1428
Reduction of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol in Liquid Phase over a Biochar-Supported Platinum Catalyst
December 10, 2019
In this work, the liquid phase hydrogenation of furfural has been studied using a biochar-supported platinum catalyst in a batch reactor. Reactions were performed between 170 °C and 320 °C, using 3 wt % and 5 wt % of Pt supported on a maple-based biochar under hydrogen pressure varying from 500 psi to 1500 psi for reaction times between 1 h and 6 h in various solvents. Under all reactive conditions, furfural conversion was significant, whilst under specific conditions furfuryl alcohol (FA) was obtained in most cases as the main product showing a selectivity around 80%. Other products as methylfuran (MF), furan, and trace of tetrahydrofuran (THF) were detected. Results showed that the most efficient reaction conditions involved a 3% Pt load on biochar and operations for 2 h at 210 °C and 1500 psi using toluene as solvent. When used repetitively, the catalyst showed deactivation although only a slight variation in selectivity toward FA at the optimal experimental conditions was observed.
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biochar, furfural, furfuryl alcohol (FA), hydrogenation, maple, platinum catalyst
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Fuente-Hernández A, Lee R, Béland N, Zamboni I, Lavoie JM. Reduction of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol in Liquid Phase over a Biochar-Supported Platinum Catalyst. (2019). LAPSE:2019.1428
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Fuente-Hernández A: Industrial Research Chair on Cellulosic Ethanol and Biocommodities (CRIEC-B), Department of Chemical & Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K2R1, Canada
Lee R: Industrial Research Chair on Cellulosic Ethanol and Biocommodities (CRIEC-B), Department of Chemical & Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K2R1, Canada
Béland N: Industrial Research Chair on Cellulosic Ethanol and Biocommodities (CRIEC-B), Department of Chemical & Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K2R1, Canada
Zamboni I: Industrial Research Chair on Cellulosic Ethanol and Biocommodities (CRIEC-B), Department of Chemical & Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K2R1, Canada
Lavoie JM: Industrial Research Chair on Cellulosic Ethanol and Biocommodities (CRIEC-B), Department of Chemical & Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K2R1, Canada
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Lee R: Industrial Research Chair on Cellulosic Ethanol and Biocommodities (CRIEC-B), Department of Chemical & Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K2R1, Canada
Béland N: Industrial Research Chair on Cellulosic Ethanol and Biocommodities (CRIEC-B), Department of Chemical & Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K2R1, Canada
Zamboni I: Industrial Research Chair on Cellulosic Ethanol and Biocommodities (CRIEC-B), Department of Chemical & Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K2R1, Canada
Lavoie JM: Industrial Research Chair on Cellulosic Ethanol and Biocommodities (CRIEC-B), Department of Chemical & Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K2R1, Canada
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Journal Name
Energies
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10
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3
Article Number
E286
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2017
Publication Date
2017-02-28
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1996-1073
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