Alloying nickel and cobalt with iron on ZSM-5 for tuning competitive hydrogenation reactions for selective one-pot conversion of furfural to gamma-valerolactone
Yuewen Shao, Mingzhu Guo, Mengjiao Fan, Kai Sun, Guoming Gao, Chao Li, Félix Mérimé Bkangmo Kontchouo, Lijun Zhang, Shu Zhang, Xun Hu
Abstract
and the adsorption of the CC group of the furan ring. These factors together reduced the activity for the hydrogenation of the furan ring in furfural, but enhanced the hydrogenation of the CO in ethyl levulinate (EL). The kinetic study confirmed that the hydrogenation of EL was the rate-determining step. The coordination of the dual alloys, NiFe and CoFe, in the bifunctional Ni-Co-Fe/ZSM-5 catalyst rendered superior activity for selective one-pot conversion of furfural to GVL with a yield of 85.7%.
Topics & Concepts
FurfuralFuranCatalysisCobaltChemistryNickelYield (engineering)Furfuryl alcoholAdsorptionMetalBifunctionalHydrogenolysisInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryMetallurgyCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication