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Electroplating sludge-derived magnetic copper-containing catalysts for selective hydrogenation of bio-based furfural

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A series of inexpensive electroplating sludge-derived magnetic copper-containing catalysts were developed for the selective hydrogenation of biomass-based furfural (FFR) into furfuryl alcohol (FA) and 2-methylfuran (MF). The specific structural characteristics of as-prepared magnetic copper-containing samples were clearly identified through various techniques, including XRD, XPS, N2 adsorption–desorption, NH3-TPD, SEM and so on. The characterizations revealed that the hydrogen pre-activated magnetic catalysts supplied metallic Cu species, medium acidity and porosity for the catalytic upgrading of FFR in hydrogen atmosphere. As for FFR-to-FA as well as FFR-to-MF transformations, the magnetic copper-containing catalyst with calcination temperature of 800 °C exhibited excellent performance towards the formation of FA and MF, wherein desirable FA yield of 98.5 mol% and MF yield of 71.3 mol% were achieved at reaction temperatures of 160 °C and 240 °C, respectively. The reuse experiments indicated that the recycled catalysts still maintained excellent activity and stability even after four-time recycling. The present study thus highlights a new approach for the resource utilization of electroplating sludge, which also supplies low-cost and efficient catalytic materials for the selective upgrading of various biomass-derived platform molecules.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51976222), Key Special Project for Introduced Talents Team of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) (GML2019ZD0101), and State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization (Open Fund Project No. ZJU-CEU2020023). The authors would like to express their appreciation to Miss Pei-Li Chen for her help in measuring the porous characteristics of as-prepared catalysts.

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  1. Institute of Biomass Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People’s Republic of China

    Yaoxin Xiao, Haoran Yuan & Yong Chen

  2. Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Guangzhou, 510640, People’s Republic of China

    Yaoxin Xiao, Jun Zhang, Rui Shan, Haoran Yuan & Yong Chen

  3. Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, 511458, People’s Republic of China

    Jun Zhang, Rui Shan, Haoran Yuan & Yong Chen

  4. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou, 510640, People’s Republic of China

    Jun Zhang, Rui Shan, Haoran Yuan & Yong Chen

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    Jun Zhang, Rui Shan, Haoran Yuan & Yong Chen

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Xiao, Y., Zhang, J., Zhu, L. et al. Electroplating sludge-derived magnetic copper-containing catalysts for selective hydrogenation of bio-based furfural. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 14, 10225–10236 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-02970-8

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