Bimetallic CuFe nanoparticles as active and stable catalysts for chemoselective hydrogenation of biomass-derived platform molecules
Karen S. Arias, Lichen Liu, Andrea García‐Ortiz, María J. Climent, Patricia Concepción, Sara Iborra, Avelino Corma
Abstract
Chemoselective hydrogenation of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF) to 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan (BHMF) has been efficiently performed using bimetallic CuFe nanoparticles covered by thin carbon layers as catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
FurfuralBimetallic stripHydroxymethylCatalysisFuranNanoparticleBiomass (ecology)ChemistryChemoselectivityMoleculeChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyOceanographyGeologyEngineeringCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesNanomaterials for catalytic reactions