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One‐step Conversion of Furfural into 2‐Methyltetrahydrofuran under Mild Conditions
Author(s) -
Dong Fang,
Zhu Yulei,
Ding Guoqiang,
Cui Jinglei,
Li Xianqing,
Li Yongwang
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201500178
Subject(s) - furfural , yield (engineering) , atmospheric pressure , chemistry , catalysis , biomass (ecology) , chemical engineering , dual (grammatical number) , one step , organic chemistry , process engineering , materials science , meteorology , composite material , art , physics , oceanography , literature , engineering , geology
One‐step direct conversion of biomass‐derived furfural to 2‐methyltetrahydrofuran was realized under atmospheric pressure over a dual solid catalyst based on two‐stage‐packed Cu–Pd in a reactor; this is the first report that one‐step conversion of furfural resulted in high yield of 2‐methyltetrahydrofuran (97.1 %) under atmospheric pressure. This strategy provided a successive hydrogenation process, which avoids high H 2 pressure, uses the reactor efficiently, and eliminates the product‐separation step. Therefore, it could enhance the overall efficiency as a result of low cost and high yield.
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