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Hydrodeoxygenation of HMF over Pt/C in a continuous flow reactor
Author(s) -
Luo Jing,
ArroyoRamírez Lisandra,
Gorte Raymond J.,
Tzoulaki Despina,
Vlachos Dionisios G.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.14660
Subject(s) - hydrodeoxygenation , furfuryl alcohol , chemistry , batch reactor , continuous reactor , catalysis , reactivity (psychology) , toluene , flow chemistry , organic chemistry , furan , residence time (fluid dynamics) , plug flow reactor model , microreactor , chemical engineering , continuous stirred tank reactor , selectivity , medicine , alternative medicine , geotechnical engineering , pathology , engineering
The three‐phase hydrodeoxygenation reaction of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) with H 2 was studied over a 10 wt % Pt/C catalyst using both batch and flow reactors, with ethanol, 1‐propanol, and toluene solvents. The reaction is shown to be sequential, with HMF reacting first to furfuryl ethers and other partially hydrogenated products. These intermediate products then form dimethyl furan (DMF), which in turn reacts further to undesired products. Furfuryl ethers were found to react to DMF much faster than HMF, explaining the higher reactivity of HMF when alcohol solvents were used. With the optimal residence time, it was possible to achieve yields approaching 70% in the flow reactor with the Pt/C catalyst. Much higher selectivities and yields were obtained in the flow reactor than in the batch reactor because side products are formed sequentially, rather than in parallel, demonstrating the importance of choosing the correct type of reactor in catalyst screening. © 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J , 61: 590–597, 2015