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Green Synthesis of Pd–Fe Catalyst Supported on ɣ-Al2O3 Using Gobernadora Extract (Larrea tridentata) for the Hydrogenation of 2-Methylfuran to Biorefinery Products

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In the present work, a Pd–Fe bimetallic catalyst supported on gamma alumina was obtained by green synthesis, using gobernadora extract (Larrea tridentata) from the northwestern region of Mexico as a reducing agent. The bimetallic catalyst was used in the hydrogenation of 2-methylfuran, a molecule from biomass derivatives such as furfural, to obtain chemical products with high added value. Through HPLC analysis of the gobernadora extract, reducing agents (antioxidants) were identified, such as: chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid and ferulic acid. Conversions of up to 41% of 2-MF were achieved at 270 °C reaction temperature with a maximum selectivity towards 2-MTHF of 58%. Consequently, it was found that the 3:1 Pd–Fe molar ratio in the catalyst favors the formation of the bimetallic alloy Pd–Fe, which in turn enhances the obtention of value-added chemicals such as 2-MTHF.

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This work was funded by the Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, UANL and the TPR equipment used in this work was financed by project No. A1-S-37606 from CONACYT Mexico.

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  1. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av Universidad s/n, Cd. Universitaria, 64455, San Nicolás de Los Garza, Nuevo León, México

    Diego Alexander González-Casamachin, Javier Rivera De la Rosa, Carlos J. Lucio-Ortiz & Diana Bustos Martínez

  2. Facultad de Físico Matemáticas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ave. Universidad S/N, Cd. Universitaria, 64455, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, México

    Nora Elizondo Villareal & Luz Hypatia Verastegui Domínguez

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    Ladislao Sandoval Rangel

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González-Casamachin, D.A., Rivera De la Rosa, J., Lucio-Ortiz, C.J. et al. Green Synthesis of Pd–Fe Catalyst Supported on ɣ-Al2O3 Using Gobernadora Extract (Larrea tridentata) for the Hydrogenation of 2-Methylfuran to Biorefinery Products. Top Catal 65, 1244–1250 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-022-01660-z

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