Reductive etherification of furfural <i>via</i> hydrogenolysis with Pd-modified aluminum phosphate and formic acid
Wenting Fang, Jonas Egebo, Leonhard Schill, Hua Chen, Anders Riisager
Abstract
Furanic ether biofuels form in high yield from furfural by a novel, simple, and efficient catalytic approach using Pd nanoparticles supported on aluminum phosphate with formic acid as a hydrogen donor.
Topics & Concepts
HydrogenolysisFurfuralFormic acidChemistryCatalysisPhosphateOrganic chemistryAluminiumInorganic chemistryNuclear chemistryCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesBiofuel production and bioconversion