焙烧温度对CuMgAl催化剂催化糠醛气相加氢制糠醇性能的影响

采用分步沉淀过程制得质量比m(CuO)∶m(MgO)∶m(Al_2O_3)为25∶26∶49的CuMgAl类水滑石前驱体,经过不同温度焙烧制得CuMgAl-t催化剂。通过BET、热重、XRD、H_2-TPR和CO_2-TPD对催化剂进行表征,在固定床中考察CuMgAl-t催化剂催化糠醛气相加氢制糠醇的性能。结果表明,焙烧温度影响催化剂活性、稳定性及对产物的选择性,低温焙烧的催化剂经还原后可获得较多活性中心,高温焙烧的催化剂表面具有更多的碱性位,CuMgAl催化剂经450℃焙烧表面存在适宜的活性中心和碱性位。在常压、反应温度180℃、氢醛物质的量比5∶1、糠醛体积空速0.3h~(-1)的条件下,CuMgAl-450催化剂上糠醛的转化率和糠醇的选择性分别达到98.64%和97.66%。     

沉淀剂对CuZnAl催化剂糠醛气相加氢制糠醇选择性的影响

采用共沉淀法制得分别以NaOH、Na_2CO_3和Na_2CO_3/NaOH为沉淀剂的CuZnAl-1、CuZnAl-2和CuZnAl-3催化剂,采用X射线衍射(XRD)、N2吸附-脱附、H_2-程序升温还原(H_2-TPR)、热重和NH_3-程序升温脱附(NH3-TPD)等方法对催化剂进行了表征,并在固定床反应器上研究了沉淀剂对CuZnAl催化剂糠醛气相加氢制糠醇选择性的影响。结果表明,糠醛加氢在三种催化剂上均有较高转化率,而CuZnAl-3催化剂对糠醇有较高选择性。沉淀剂对CuZnAl催化剂的物相结构、比表面积、酸性和氧化还原性均有较大影响。以Na_2CO_3/NaOH为沉淀剂得到的CuZnAl-3催化剂具有适宜的比表面积、CuO晶相、较弱的酸性位,且表面CuO易于还原,这些因素有利于催化反应生成糠醇。CuZnAl-3催化剂上糠醛气相加氢制糠醇优化工艺参数为:常压、反应温度180℃、氢醛物质的量比为5∶1、糠醛体积空速0.3h~(-1);糠醛转化率为99.4%,糠醇选择性为98.3%。     

Hydrogenative Ring-Rearrangement of Furfural to Cyclopentanone over Pd/UiO-66-NO2 with Tunable Missing-Linker Defects

Upgrading furfural (FAL) to cyclopentanone (CPO) is of great importance for the synthesis of high-value chemicals and biomass utilization. The hydrogenative ring-rearrangement of FAL is catalyzed by metal-acid bifunctional catalysts. The Lewis acidity is a key factor in promoting the rearrangement of furan rings and achieving a high selectivity to CPO. In this work, highly dispersed Pd nanoparticles were successfully encapsulated into the cavities of a Zr based MOF, UiO-66-NO₂, by impregnation using a double-solvent method (DSM) followed by H₂ reduction. The obtained Pd/UiO-66-NO₂ catalyst showed a significantly better catalytic performance in the aforementioned reaction than the Pd/UiO-66 catalyst due to the higher Lewis acidity of the support. Moreover, by using a thermal treatment. The Lewis acidity can be further increased through the creating of missing-linker defects. The resulting defective Pd/UiO-66-NO₂ exhibited the highest CPO selectivity and FAL conversion of 96.6% and 98.9%, respectively. In addition, the catalyst was able to maintain a high activity and stability after four consecutive runs. The current study not only provides an efficient catalytic reaction system for the hydrogenative ring-rearrangement of furfural to cyclopentanone but also emphasizes the importance of defect sites.     

Effect of promoter on selective hydrogenation of furfural over Cu-Cr/TiO2 catalyst

The selective hydrogenation of furfural has been investigated over the titania-supported monometallic (Cu) and bimetallic (Cu–Cr) catalysts. The catalytic performances were assessed over 4 h of run length under atmospheric pressure at the hydrogen-to-hydrocarbon ratio of 10.6 and 453 K. The results represented that the level of furfural conversion over the non-promoted catalyst was very low (below 10%) while the promoted one showed considerable furfural conversion during this period (higher than 70%). However, both catalysts exhibited high durability and selectivity towards furfuryl alcohol.

     

The reactivity of furan compounds in vapor-phase catalytic oxidation

The reactivity of furan compounds in vapor-phase oxidation with air over a vanadium-molybdenum-phosphorus catalyst on low-porosity corondum has been studied under nongradient conditions. It has been established that the rate of the over-all conversion of the furan compounds studied and the rate of accumulation of maleic anhydride in the cycle decreases in the sequence: furan > furfural > tetrahydrofuran > furfuryl alcohol > 2-methylfuran > 5-methylfurfural, and the selectivity relative to the formation of maleic anhydride decreases in the following sequence: furan > tetrahydrofuran > furfural > furfuryl alcohol > 2-methylfuran > 5-methylfurfural. Some considerations relating to the mechanism of the reaction studied has been put forward.     

On the Role of Protonic Acid Sites in Cu Loaded FAU31 Zeolite as a Catalyst for the Catalytic Transformation of Furfural to Furan

The aim of the present paper is to study the speciation and the role of different active site types (copper species and Brønsted acid sites) in the direct synthesis of furan from furfural catalyzed by copper-exchanged FAU31 zeolite. Four series of samples were prepared by using different conditions of post-synthesis treatment, which exhibit none, one or two types of active sites. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, low-temperature sorption of nitrogen, SEM, H₂-TPR, NMR and by means of IR spectroscopy with ammonia and CO sorption as probe molecules to assess the types of active sites. All catalyst underwent catalytic tests. The performed experiments allowed to propose the relation between the kind of active centers (Cu or Brønsted acid sites) and the type of detected products (2-metylfuran and furan) obtained in the studied reaction. It was found that the production of 2-methylfuran (in trace amounts) is determined by the presence of the redox-type centers, while the protonic acid sites are mainly responsible for the furan production and catalytic activity in the whole temperature range. All studied catalysts revealed very high susceptibility to coking due to polymerization of furfural.     

Highly Dispersed CoNi Alloy Embedded in N-doped Graphitic Carbon for Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Biomass-derived Furfural

The development of efficient, stable, and cost-effective heterogeneous catalysts for catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) of biomass-derived furfural (FAL) is highly desired. Herein, series of N-doped graphitic carbon embedded CoNi bimetallic alloy nanoparticles were fabricated and used for the CTH of FAL to value-added furfuryl alcohol (FOL) with renewable isopropanol as hydrogen donor. Intrinsic catalytic activity examination indicated the catalytic performance of Ni_xCo_y@NGC (x:y=1 : 3, 1 : 1, 3 : 1) nanocatalysts were sensitive to their chemical compositions. The optimal Ni₁Co₁@NGC nanocatalyst with Ni/Co mole ratio of 1 : 1 afforded a largest FOL yield of 89.3% with nearly full conversion of FAL. The synergistic effect enabled by bimetallic alloys and the abundant N-based Lewis base sites and surface Co−N active species were revealed based on systematic structural characterization, responsible for the excellent catalytic efficiency of bimetallic Ni₁Co₁@NGC nanocatalyst for CTH of FAL.     

Cu/ZnO催化糠醛气相加氢制2-甲基呋喃的研究

通过共沉淀法制备一系列铜锌催化剂,用于固定床上糠醛气相加氢制2-甲基呋喃的研究。采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、N_2吸附-脱附、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、H_2-程序升温还原(H_2-TPR)、NH_3-程序升温脱附(NH_3-TPD)表征,分析催化剂中Cu0和ZnO在催化反应中的作用。结果表明,Cu~0是糠醛加氢的活性中心,氧化锌的加入减小了催化剂晶粒粒径、增大了催化剂比表面积、利于催化剂还原和增加催化剂表面弱酸性位。当Cu/Zn物质的量比为1∶2时,Cu_1Zn_2催化剂具有适宜氧化还原活性中心及弱酸位数量,对2-甲基呋喃表现出较高的选择性。Cu_1Zn_2催化剂在常压、反应温度为200℃、氢醛物质的量比为4∶1、糠醛体积空速为0.3 h-1条件下,糠醛转化率100.0%,2-甲基呋喃选择性最高为93.6%。反应稳定运行200 h后,糠醛转化率仍为100.0%,2-甲基呋喃选择性为80.0%,糠醇选择性为11.4%。     

Hydrogenolysis of Furfuryl Alcohol to 1,2-Pentanediol Over Supported Ruthenium Catalysts

Hydrogenolysis of the furan rings of furfural and furfuryl alcohol, which can be obtained from biomass, has attracted attention as a method for obtaining valuable chemicals such as 1,2-pentanediol. In this study, we examined the hydrogenolysis of furfuryl alcohol to 1,2-pentanediol over Pd/C, Pt/C, Rh/C, and various supported Ru catalysts in several solvents. In particular, we investigated the effects of combinations of solvents and supports on the reaction outcome. Of all the tested combinations, Ru/MgO in water gave the best selectivity for 1,2-pentanediol: with this catalyst, 42 % selectivity for 1,2-pentanediol was achieved upon hydrogenolysis of furfuryl alcohol for 1 h at 463 K. In contrast, reaction in water in the presence of Ru/Al₂O₃ afforded cyclopentanone and cyclopentanol by means of hydrogenation and rearrangement reactions.     

Aqueous-phase catalytic hydrogenation of furfural to cyclopentanol over Cu-Mg-Al hydrotalcites derived catalysts: Model reaction for upgrading of bio-oil

A series of Cu-Mg-Al hydrotalcites derived oxides with a (Cu+Mg)/Al mole ratio of 3 and varied Cu/Mg mole ratio (from 0.07 to 0.30) were prepared by co-precipitation and calcination methods, then they were introduced to the hydrogenation of furfural in aqueous-phase. Effects of Cu/Mg mole ratio, reaction temperature, initial hydrogen pressure, reaction time and catalyst amount on the conversion rate of furfural as well as the selectivity toward desired product cyclopentanol were systematically investigated. The conversion of furfural over calcined hydrotalcite catalyst with a Cu/Mg mole ratio of 0.2 was up to 98.5% when the reaction was carried out under 140 °C and the initial hydrogen pressure of 4 MPa for 10 h, while the selectivity toward cyclopentanol was up to 94.8%. The catalysts were characterized by XRD and SEM. XRD diffraction of all the samples showed characteristic pattern of hydrotalcite with varied peak intensity as a result of different Cu content. The catalytic activity was improved gradually with the increase of Cu component in the hydrotalcite.     

Cu-Cr-Ca-Ba催化剂上糠醛加氢制备2-甲基呋喃

采用固定床反应器,研究了Cu Cr Ca Ba催化剂上糠醛常压选择加氢制2 甲基呋喃的反应.详细考察了反应条件对催化性能的影响.结果表明,添加Ca Ba助剂显著提高了催化剂对目的产物的选择性,Cu Cr Ca Ba催化剂在200～220℃,液时空速0.2～0.6h-1,氢醛摩尔比6～16的条件下,具有良好的活性和选择性,糠醛转化率 99.8%,2 甲基呋喃选择性 90.3%.     

制备溶剂对NiCoB非晶态合金催化剂结构及糠醛加氢性能的影响

采用化学还原法在不同单一和复配溶剂体系中制备了一系列NiCoB非晶态合金催化剂,对其液相糠醛加氢性能进行了考察,并采用N_2吸附-脱附等温线、ICP、FE-SEM、HRTEM、XRD、XPS等手段进行了表征。结果表明,在相同反应条件下,制备溶剂的表面张力、黏度、极性大小和溶解度常数等对NiCoB非晶态合金催化剂的组成、形貌和结构及其糠醛加氢反应性能均产生重要影响。由甲醇/乙二醇复配溶剂(MEG,体积比1∶1)制备的NiCoB-MEG催化剂具有最理想的糠醛液相加氢制糠醇性能,糠醛转化率达到96.4%,糠醇选择性达到83.49%,这可归因于甲醇和乙二醇之间的协同作用促进了金属组分的分散和还原。     

Catalytic Conversion of Xylose to Furfural by p-Toluenesulfonic Acid (pTSA) and Chlorides: Process Optimization and Kinetic Modeling

Furfural is one of the most promising precursor chemicals with an extended range of downstream derivatives. In this work, conversion of xylose to produce furfural was performed by employing p-toluenesulfonic acid (pTSA) as a catalyst in DMSO medium at moderate temperature and atmospheric pressure. The production process was optimized based on kinetic modeling of xylose conversion to furfural alongwith simultaneous formation of humin from xylose and furfural. The synergetic effects of organic acids and Lewis acids were investigated. Results showed that the catalyst pTSA-CrCl₃·6H₂O was a promising combined catalyst due to the high furfural yield (53.10%) at a moderate temperature of 120 °C. Observed kinetic modeling illustrated that the condensation of furfural in the DMSO solvent medium actually could be neglected. The established model was found to be satisfactory and could be well applied for process simulation and optimization with adequate accuracy. The estimated values of activation energies for xylose dehydration, condensation of xylose, and furfural to humin were 81.80, 66.50, and 93.02 kJ/mol, respectively.     

Cr-free Co-Cu/SBA-15 catalysts for hydrogenation of biomass-derivedα-,β-unsaturated aldehyde to alcohol

Cr-free bi-metallic SBA-15-supported Co–Cu catalysts were examined in the conversion of bio-mass-derived α-, β-unsaturated aldehyde (furfural) to value-added chemical furfuryl alcohol (FOL). Co–Cu/SBA-15 catalysts with a fixed Cu loading of 10 wt% and varying Co loadings (2.5, 5, and 10 wt%) were prepared by the impregnation method. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray dif-fraction, N2 sorption, H2 temperature-programmed reduction, scanning electron microscopy, ener-gy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, CO chemi-sorption, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The influence of different reaction parameters such as temperature, pressure, catalyst dosage, and furfural concentration on the cata-lyst performance was evaluated. Relative to catalysts supported on amorphous silica, the current SBA-15-supported Co–Cu catalysts displayed higher performance, attaining a furfural conversion of 99% and furfuryl alcohol selectivity of 80%. The catalytic reactions were conducted in a 100-mL autoclave at 170 °C and 2 MPa H2 pressure for 4 h.     

Furfural Reduction via Hydrogen Transfer from Supercritical Methanol

Furfural derived from biomass hemicelluloses is an important intermediate for biofuels and chemicals. In order to further upgrade, furfural is usually reduced into 2-methyl furan that is more stable and useful. In this work, furfural was reduced by CuZnAl, CuMgAl, Cu2Cr2O5, CuNiAl as catalysts in a supercritical methanol without external H2 source. The best yield of 2-methyl furan was achieved among the H2 free furfural process reported as high as 74%. And the catalytic behaviors were discussed under difierent catalysts and temperatures conditions.     

介孔Ni/MgO催化剂催化水蒸气重整生物质油制氢

采用水热法制备了介孔MgO作为催化剂的载体,并制备了介孔Ni/MgO催化剂。利用N_2吸附-脱附、XRD、H_2-TPR等对样品进行表征,并考察了介孔Ni/MgO催化水蒸气重整糠醛、生物质油模型物和两种商用生物质油制氢的活性。结果表明,在介孔Ni/MgO催化剂催化水蒸气重整糠醛制氢反应中,随着反应温度的提高,水蒸气重整糠醛中糠醛的转化率、氢气的产率和氢气的选择性,都呈现递增的趋势。在反应温度提高到600℃时,糠醛的转化率和氢气的产率分别达到94.9%和83.2%。Ni/MgO催化水蒸气重整二组分模拟生物质油,糠醛/乙酸、糠醛/羟基丙酮制氢的反应中,氢气的产率分别达到87.3%和86.8%,均高于水蒸气重整糠醛反应中氢气的产率。由此表明,乙酸或羟基丙酮的存在,提高了模拟生物质油中主要有机物组分糠醛的转化率,并相应地提高了氢气的产率。在水蒸气重整商用生物质油制氢反应中,随着反应物水碳比(S/C(molar ratio)=5、10、15、20、25)的提高,主要有机物的转化率、氢气的产率和选择性呈现出增加的趋势。在水碳比为20时,两种生物质油的主要有机物组分(糠醛、乙酸和羟基丙酮)的转化率均可达90%以上,氢气的产率也达到81.0%以上。由此可知,Ni催化剂对于水蒸气重整商用生物质油也具有较高的催化活性。     

Furfural Hydrogenation on Nickel‐promoted Cu‐containing Catalysts Prepared from Hydrotalcite‐Like Precursors

The nickel‐promoted Cu‐containing catalysts (Cu_xNi_y‐MgAlO) for furfural (FFR) hydrogenation were prepared from the hydrotalcite‐like precursors, and characterized by X‐ray powder diffraction, inductively‐coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy, N₂ adsorption‐desorption, UV‐Vis diffuse reflectance spectra and temperature‐programmed reduction with H₂ in the present work. The obtained catalysts were observed to exhibit a better catalytic property than the corresponding Cu‐MgAlO or Ni‐MgAlO samples in FFR hydrogenation, and the CuNi‐MgAlO catalyst with the actual Cu and Ni loadings of 12.5 wt% and 4.5 wt%, respectively, could give the highest FFR conversion (93.2%) and furfuryl alcohol selectivity (89.2%). At the same time, Cu⁰ species from the reduction of Cu²⁺ ions in spinel phases were deduced to be more active for FFR hydrogenation.     

纤维素及其衍生物催化脱氧转化制化学品

Biomass, as a renewable carbon resource in nature, has been considered as an ideal starting feedstock to produce various valuable chemicals, fuels, and materials, and thus, can help build a sustainable chemical industry. Because cellulose is one of the richest components in lignocellulosic biomass, the efficient transformation of cellulose plays a crucial role in biomass utilization. However, there are many oxygen-containing groups in cellulose, and therefore, the selective removal of particular functional groups from cellulose becomes an essential step in the synthesis of the chemicals or fuels that can meet the requirements set by current chemical industries. In the past decades, several efficient catalytic systems have been developed to selectively split the C―O bonds inside cellulose and its derivatives, thereby producing various valuable chemicals. In this review article, we highlight recent progress made in the selective deoxygenation of cellulose and its derived key platforms such as glucose and 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) into ethanol, dimethyl furfural (DMF), 1, 6-hexanediol (1, 6-HD), and adipic acid. The selection of these reactions is primarily because these chemicals are of great significance in chemical industries. More importantly, the formation of these chemicals represents the cleavage of different C―O bonds in biomass molecules. For instance, the synthesis of ethanol requires cleaving of only one C―O bond and two C―C bonds of the glucose unit inside cellulose. If two or more C―O bonds in the sugar or sugar acids are cleaved, olefins, oxygen-reduced sugars, and adipic acid will be attained. HMF has a furan ring linked by hydroxyl/carbonyl groups, and hence, either a furanic compound (e.g., DMF) or linear products (e.g., 1, 6-HD and adipic acid) can be synthesized by selective removal of hydroxyl/carbonyl oxygen or ring oxygen atoms. This article focuses on the selective cleavage of particular C―O bonds via heterogeneous catalysis. Efficient catalytic systems using hydrogenolysis and/or deoxydehydration strategies for these transformations are discussed. Moreover, the functions of typical catalysts and reaction mechanisms are presented to obtain insight into the C―O bond cleavage in these biomass molecules. Additionally, other factors such as reaction conditions that also influence the deoxygenation performance are analyzed. We hope that these knowledge gained on the catalytic deoxygenation of cellulose and its derived platforms will promote the rational design of effective strategies or catalysts in the future utilization of lignocellulosic biomass.     

Unlocking the Potential of Bio-Based Nitrogen-Rich Furanic Platforms as Biomass Synthons

The demand for new biomass-derived fine and commodity chemicals propels the discovery of new methodologies and synthons. Whereas furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural are cornerstones of sustainable chemistry, 3-acetamido-5-acetyl furan (3A5AF), an N-rich furan obtained from chitin biomass, remains unexplored, due to the poor reactivity of the acetyl group relative to previous furanic aldehydes. Here we developed a reactive 3-acetamido-5-furfuryl aldehyde (3A5F) and demonstrated the utility of this synthon as a source of bio-derived nitrogen-rich heteroaromatics, carbocycles, and as a bioconjugation reagent.