Hydrogenation and Hydrolysis of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol, Cyclopentanone, and Cyclopentanol with a Heterogeneous Copper Catalyst in Water

作者：Xuyang Zhou, Zhipeng Feng, Wanwan Guo, Junmei Liu, Ruyue Li, Rizhi Chen, Jun Huang · 发表于：Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research · 年份：2019 · DOI：10.1021/acs.iecr.8b06217 · 被引用次数：92 · 研究领域：Catalysis for Biomass Conversion、Biofuel production and bioconversion、Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

The selectivity of hydrogenation of furfural can be tuned to furfuryl alcohol, cyclopentanone, and cyclopentanol by tuning the reaction conditions with a Cu catalyst. Catalyzed by Cu 0.4 Mg 5.6 Al 2, furfural can be hydrogenated and dehydrated smoothly to furfuryl alcohol, cyclopentanone, and cyclopentanol in high yields, respectively. At 110 °C and under 2.0 MPa H 2 pressure, furfuryl alcohol can be obtained in 99.5% yield. Moreover, the Cu 0.4 Mg 5.6 Al 2 catalyzed hydrogenation of furfural in water gave cyclopentanol in 98.6% yield. Additionally, cyclopentanone can also be obtained in 98.1% yield. The catalyst Cu 0.4 Mg 5.6 Al 2 can be reused several times with only slightly deactivation. Additionally, the hydrogenation of furfural gave well to excellent yield of cyclopentanol in high concentration (15–30 wt % solution of furfural in water), which improved the practicability and efficiency of the process. The hydrogenation of furfural is high efficient, practical and green process of biomass application.