Catalysis Communications

Total hydrogenation of furan derivatives over silica-supported Ni–Pd alloy catalyst

Y Nakagawa, K Tomishige

Index: Nakagawa, Yoshinao; Tomishige, Keiichi Catalysis Communications, 2010 , vol. 12, # 3 p. 154 - 156

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Citation Number: 99

Abstract

The Ni–Pd bimetallic catalysts supported on silica were prepared by co-impregnation method. The catalyst with Ni/Pd= 7 showed the best catalytic performance for the hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde (HMF). The catalyst was more active than commercial Raney Ni and more selective than Pd/C. The yield of 2, 5-bis (hydroxymethyl) tetrahydrofuran reached 96%. Hydrogenation of other furanic compounds, cyclohexanone ...