Zinc-electrocatalyzed hydrogenation of furfural in near-neutral electrolytes
M. S. Dhawan, Ganapati D. Yadav, Scott Calabrese Barton
Abstract
Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol (FAL) and 2-methylfuran (MF) using a zinc catalyst represents a greener pathway to produce value added chemicals as compared to the chemo-catalytic hydrogenation.
Topics & Concepts
FurfuralFurfuryl alcoholCatalysisChemistryZincCatalytic hydrogenationOrganic chemistryCatalysis for Biomass ConversionSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion