Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of furfural into furfuryl alcohol over Ni–Fe‐layered double hydroxide catalysts

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Abstract
Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and their derivatives have been reported to be widely used as heterogeneous catalysts in various reactions. Herein, Ni‐Fe LDHs with the controlled Ni/Fe molar ratios (2:1, 3:1, 4:1) were synthesized via an easy hydrothermal method, which were used to catalyze the selective reduction of biomass‐derived furfural into furfuryl alcohol using 2‐propanol as a H‐donor under autogenous pressure and characterized using FT‐IR, XRD, TGA, BET, SEM, NH3‐TPD, and CO2‐TPD. It was found that the LDH with a Ni/Fe molar ratio of 3:1 demonstrated the best catalytic activity among the LDHs with different Ni/Fe molar ratios, which showed 97.0% conversion of furfural and 90.2% yield of furfuryl alcohol at 140°C for 5 hr. This was attributable to the synergistic effect of acidic sites and basic sites of the catalyst.
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  • Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (B13025)
  • State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs
  • Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (B13025)

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