Obaid ALDOSARI, Hamed ALSHAMMARI, Mosaed ALHUMAIMESS, Ibrahim WAWATA

Catalytic hydrogenation of furfural and furfuryl alcohol to fuel additives and value-added chemicals

The selective hydrogenation of furfural and furfuryl alcohol at different temperatures has been studied usingseveral catalysts. The effect of various reaction conditions (pressure, catalyst amount, and solvent) was studied. Wehave shown that Pd/TiO2 catalysts can be very effective for the synthesis of 2-methylfuran at room temperature. Usingoctane as a solvent, the solvent effectiveness was investigated and showed actively high selectivity towards 2-methylfuranand furfuryl alcohol, but there were many byproducts that were still noticed. Although adding Ru to the Pd/TiO2catalyst contributed to reducing the catalytic activity, this addition improved the selectivity to 2-methylfuran andfurfuryl alcohol with decreased byproduct formation. The Ru/Pd variation demonstrated a considerable influence onthe selectivity. While adding a small amount of Ru (1 wt.%) shifted the selectivity towards 2-methylfuran and furfurylalcohol, increment of the Ru ratio reduced the catalytic activity and revealed very poor selectivity towards 2-methylfuran.

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