Influence of the incorporation of basic or amphoteric oxides on the performance of Cu-based catalysts supported on sepiolite in furfural hydrogenation

EN] Cu-based catalysts supported on sepiolite have been tested in vapor-phase hydrogenation of furfural. The incorporation of basic or amphoteric metal oxides (magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, or cerium oxide) improves the catalytic behavior, reaching a maximum furfural conversion above 80% after 5 h of...

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Autores: Guerrero-Torres, Antonio, Jiménez-Gómez, Carmen P., Cecilia, Juan Antonio, García-Sancho, Cristina, Quirante-Sánchez, José J., Mérida‐Robles, Josefa, Maireles-Torres, Pedro
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/209889
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/209889
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Cu catalysts
Metal oxide
Supported sepiolite
Furfural hydrogenation
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Resumo:EN] Cu-based catalysts supported on sepiolite have been tested in vapor-phase hydrogenation of furfural. The incorporation of basic or amphoteric metal oxides (magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, or cerium oxide) improves the catalytic behavior, reaching a maximum furfural conversion above 80% after 5 h of reaction at 210 °C. In all cases, the main product is furfuryl alcohol, obtaining 2-methylfuran in lower proportions. The incorporation of these metal oxide species ameliorates the dispersion of metallic Cu nanoparticles, increasing the number of available Cu0-sites, which enhances the catalytic performance. The presence of acid sites favors the hydrogenolysis of furfuryl alcohol towards 2-methylfuran, although it also causes an increase of carbon species on its surface, which is associated with the catalytic deactivation of the catalyst along the time-on-stream.