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Catalytic Conversion of Furan to Gasoline-Range Aliphatic Hydrocarbons via Ring Opening and Decarbonylation Reactions Catalyzed by Pt/γ-Al2O3

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Conversion of furan in the presence of H2 catalyzed by Pt/γ-Al2O3 at 573 K and 1.4 bar leads to the formation of alkanes and alkenes, some in the gasoline-range, including C7 hydrocarbons, butenes, propene, and propane.

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Acknowledgments

Financial support for this work was provided by Chevron Technology Ventures, a division of Chevron U.S.A., Inc., and the Ernest Gallo Endowed Chair in Viticulture and Enology. An Agilent Technologies Foundation Research Project Gift provided a GC7890 Refinery Gas Analyzer.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

    Ron C. Runnebaum, Tarit Nimmanwudipong, Jonathan Doan, David E. Block & Bruce C. Gates

  2. Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

    David E. Block

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Runnebaum, R.C., Nimmanwudipong, T., Doan, J. et al. Catalytic Conversion of Furan to Gasoline-Range Aliphatic Hydrocarbons via Ring Opening and Decarbonylation Reactions Catalyzed by Pt/γ-Al2O3 . Catal Lett 142, 664–666 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-012-0816-2

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