The aqueous-phase hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol using non-noble metal catalysts is constrained by the low activity of catalysts,necessitating high temperatures and high hydrogen pressures,and posing ch...The aqueous-phase hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol using non-noble metal catalysts is constrained by the low activity of catalysts,necessitating high temperatures and high hydrogen pressures,and posing challenges in controlling furfuryl alcohol selectivity.Herein,a Co nanoparticle catalyst supported on nitrogendoped carbon derived from MOFs is reported,which adopts a synergistic strategy to enhance catalytic perfor-mance.The nitrogen doping simultaneously promotes hydrogen spillover on the catalyst surface and reduces surface acidity,thereby suppressing acid-catalyzed side reactions.This dual function enables the selective hy-drogenation of-C=O groups to-CH_(2)OH groups in water under mild conditions.Furfural reached 98%con-version with 95%selectivity of furfuryl alcohol at 135℃ and under hydrogen pressure close to atmospheric(0.4 MPa)in 2 h.This study allows a low energy-consuming method for producing furfuryl alcohol from hemicellulose-derived furfural,and provides a promising strategy for the conversion of renewable biomassderived compounds into high value-added chemicals.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(22379131,22278049,22278049,and U24A20559)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2023M733216)+1 种基金Henan Science and Technology Department(242300421355)the Dalian High-Level Talent Innovation Program(2024RJ017).
文摘The aqueous-phase hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol using non-noble metal catalysts is constrained by the low activity of catalysts,necessitating high temperatures and high hydrogen pressures,and posing challenges in controlling furfuryl alcohol selectivity.Herein,a Co nanoparticle catalyst supported on nitrogendoped carbon derived from MOFs is reported,which adopts a synergistic strategy to enhance catalytic perfor-mance.The nitrogen doping simultaneously promotes hydrogen spillover on the catalyst surface and reduces surface acidity,thereby suppressing acid-catalyzed side reactions.This dual function enables the selective hy-drogenation of-C=O groups to-CH_(2)OH groups in water under mild conditions.Furfural reached 98%con-version with 95%selectivity of furfuryl alcohol at 135℃ and under hydrogen pressure close to atmospheric(0.4 MPa)in 2 h.This study allows a low energy-consuming method for producing furfuryl alcohol from hemicellulose-derived furfural,and provides a promising strategy for the conversion of renewable biomassderived compounds into high value-added chemicals.