On demand production of ethers or alcohols from furfural and HMF by selecting the composition of a Zr/Si catalyst
Federica Zaccheria, Filippo Bossola, Nicola Scotti, Claudio Evangelisti, Vladimiro Dal Santo, Nicoletta Ravasio
Abstract
Silica is used to tailor the acid–base properties of ZrO<sub>2</sub> to selectively transform furfural and HMF into alcohols or ethers.
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FurfuralCatalysisChemistryComposition (language)Organic chemistry5-hydroxymethylfurfuralBase (topology)Production (economics)EconomicsMacroeconomicsPhilosophyLinguisticsMathematicsMathematical analysisCatalysis for Biomass ConversionChemical Synthesis and ReactionsMesoporous Materials and Catalysis