Mild and selective transfer hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural to furfuryl alcohol over Cu/ZnO/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> with methanediol as the hydrogen donor
Shubin Cheng, Qian Lei, Conger Deng, Linlin Liang, Yan Chen, Huiwen Meng, Weixin Lei, Honglin Chen
Abstract
Water, in the presence of formaldehyde, splitting to generate in situ hydrogen for selective hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural to furfury alcohol catalyzed by copper-based catalyst under mild conditions.
Topics & Concepts
Furfuryl alcoholFurfuralTransfer hydrogenationBiomass (ecology)ChemistryHydrogenAlcoholOrganic chemistryCatalysisRutheniumOceanographyGeologyCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis