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Hydrogenation of furfuryl alcohol to tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol on NiB/SiO2 amorphous alloy catalyst

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NiB/SiO2 amorphous alloy catalyst was prepared by power electroless plating method and characterized by induction coupled plasma (ICP), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method (BET), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. The catalytic performance of NiB/SiO2 was investigated for the hydrogenation of furfuryl alcohol (FA) to tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA). The effects of operational conditions, such as reaction temperature, pressure, and stirring rate were carefully studied. The proper conditions were determined as the following: pressure 2.0 MPa, temperature 120°C and stirring rate 550 r/min. A typical result with FA conversion of 99% and THFA selectivity of 100% was obtained under such conditions, which was close to that over Raney Ni.

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  1. Institute of New Catalytic Material Science, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China

    Song Yun, Li Wei, Zhang Minghui & Tao Keyi

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Translated from Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2006, 34(4), 483–486 [译自: 燃料化学学报]

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Song, Y., Li, W., Zhang, M. et al. Hydrogenation of furfuryl alcohol to tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol on NiB/SiO2 amorphous alloy catalyst. Front. Chem. Eng. China 1, 151–154 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-007-0028-2

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