LAPSE:2023.21773
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LAPSE:2023.21773
Synthesis of Furfuryl Alcohol from Furfural: A Comparison between Batch and Continuous Flow Reactors
March 23, 2023
Abstract
Furfural is a platform molecule obtained from hemicellulose. Among the products that can be produced from furfural, furfuryl alcohol is one of the most extensively studied. It is synthesized at an industrial scale in the presence of CuCr catalyst, but this process suffers from an environmental negative impact. Here, we demonstrate that a non-noble metal catalyst (Co/SiO2) was active (100% conversion of furfural) and selective (100% selectivity to furfuryl alcohol) in the hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol at 150 °C under 20 bar of hydrogen. This catalyst was recyclable up to 3 cycles, and then the activity decreased. Thus, a comparison between batch and continuous flow reactors shows that changing the reactor type helps to increase the stability of the catalyst and the space-time yield. This study shows that using a continuous flow reactor can be a solution to the catalyst suffering from a lack of stability in the batch process.
Furfural is a platform molecule obtained from hemicellulose. Among the products that can be produced from furfural, furfuryl alcohol is one of the most extensively studied. It is synthesized at an industrial scale in the presence of CuCr catalyst, but this process suffers from an environmental negative impact. Here, we demonstrate that a non-noble metal catalyst (Co/SiO2) was active (100% conversion of furfural) and selective (100% selectivity to furfuryl alcohol) in the hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol at 150 °C under 20 bar of hydrogen. This catalyst was recyclable up to 3 cycles, and then the activity decreased. Thus, a comparison between batch and continuous flow reactors shows that changing the reactor type helps to increase the stability of the catalyst and the space-time yield. This study shows that using a continuous flow reactor can be a solution to the catalyst suffering from a lack of stability in the batch process.
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batch reactor, continuous flow, furfural, furfuryl alcohol, hydrogenation
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Audemar M, Wang Y, Zhao D, Royer S, Jérôme F, Len C, De Oliveira Vigier K. Synthesis of Furfuryl Alcohol from Furfural: A Comparison between Batch and Continuous Flow Reactors. (2023). LAPSE:2023.21773
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Audemar M: Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers (IC2MP), UMR CNRS 7285, Université de Poitiers, 1 rue Marcel Doré, CEDEX 9, 86073 Poitiers, France
Wang Y: Centre de recherche Royallieu, Sorbonne universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CS 60 319, F-60203 Compiègne CEDEX, France; School of Resources Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Nanchang university, Nanchang 330031, China
Zhao D: Centre de recherche Royallieu, Sorbonne universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CS 60 319, F-60203 Compiègne CEDEX, France; Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, ChimieParisTech, PSL Research University, CNRS, 11 rue Pierre
Royer S: UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide, Univ. Lille, CNRS, ENSCL, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, F-59000 Lille, France [ORCID]
Jérôme F: Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers (IC2MP), UMR CNRS 7285, Université de Poitiers, 1 rue Marcel Doré, CEDEX 9, 86073 Poitiers, France
Len C: Centre de recherche Royallieu, Sorbonne universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CS 60 319, F-60203 Compiègne CEDEX, France; Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, ChimieParisTech, PSL Research University, CNRS, 11 rue Pierre
De Oliveira Vigier K: Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers (IC2MP), UMR CNRS 7285, Université de Poitiers, 1 rue Marcel Doré, CEDEX 9, 86073 Poitiers, France [ORCID]
Wang Y: Centre de recherche Royallieu, Sorbonne universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CS 60 319, F-60203 Compiègne CEDEX, France; School of Resources Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Nanchang university, Nanchang 330031, China
Zhao D: Centre de recherche Royallieu, Sorbonne universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CS 60 319, F-60203 Compiègne CEDEX, France; Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, ChimieParisTech, PSL Research University, CNRS, 11 rue Pierre
Royer S: UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide, Univ. Lille, CNRS, ENSCL, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, F-59000 Lille, France [ORCID]
Jérôme F: Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers (IC2MP), UMR CNRS 7285, Université de Poitiers, 1 rue Marcel Doré, CEDEX 9, 86073 Poitiers, France
Len C: Centre de recherche Royallieu, Sorbonne universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CS 60 319, F-60203 Compiègne CEDEX, France; Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, ChimieParisTech, PSL Research University, CNRS, 11 rue Pierre
De Oliveira Vigier K: Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers (IC2MP), UMR CNRS 7285, Université de Poitiers, 1 rue Marcel Doré, CEDEX 9, 86073 Poitiers, France [ORCID]
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Energies
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13
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4
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E1002
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2020
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2020-02-24
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1996-1073
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