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Gao Y, Yi W, Yang J, Jiang K, Yang T, Li Z, Zhang M, Liu Z, Wu B. Effect of Calcination Atmosphere on the Performance of Cu/Al 2O 3 Catalyst for the Selective Hydrogenation of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol. Molecules 2024; 29:2753. [PMID: 38930819 PMCID: PMC11205928 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29122753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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The selective hydrogenation of the biomass platform molecule furfural (FAL) to produce furfuryl alcohol (FA) is of great significance to alleviate the energy crisis. Cu-based catalysts are the most commonly used catalysts, and their catalytic performance can be optimized by changing the preparation method. This paper emphasized the effect of calcination atmosphere on the performance of a Cu/Al2O3 catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of FAL. The precursor of the Cu/Al2O3 catalyst prepared by the ammonia evaporation method was treated with different calcination atmospheres (N2 and air). On the basis of the combined results from the characterizations using in situ XRD, TEM, N2O titration, H2-TPR and XPS, the Cu/Al2O3 catalyst calcined in the N2 atmosphere was more favorable for the dispersion and reduction of Cu species and the reduction process could produce more Cu+ and Cu0 species, which facilitated the selective hydrogenation of FAL to FA. The experimental results showed that the N2 calcination atmosphere improved the FAL conversion and FA selectivity, and the FAL conversion was further increased after reduction. Cu/Al2O3-N2-R exhibited the outstanding performance, with a high yield of 99.9% of FA after 2 h at 120 °C and an H2 pressure of 1 MPa. This work provides a simple, efficient and economic method to improve the C=O hydrogenation performance of Cu-based catalysts.
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- Yongzhen Gao
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- State Key Laboratory of Coking Coal Resources Green Exploitation, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Pokorny T, Doroshenko I, Machac P, Simonikova L, Bittova M, Moravec Z, Karaskova K, Skoda D, Pinkas J, Styskalik A. Copper Phosphinate Complexes as Molecular Precursors for Ethanol Dehydrogenation Catalysts. Inorg Chem 2023. [PMID: 38032353 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Nowadays, the production of acetaldehyde heavily relies on the petroleum industry. Developing new catalysts for the ethanol dehydrogenation process that could sustainably substitute current acetaldehyde production methods is highly desired. Among the ethanol dehydrogenation catalysts, copper-based materials have been intensively studied. Unfortunately, the Cu-based catalysts suffer from sintering and coking, which lead to rapid deactivation with time-on-stream. Phosphorus doping has been demonstrated to diminish coking in methanol dehydrogenation, fluid catalytic cracking, and ethanol-to-olefin reactions. This work reports a pioneering application of the well-characterized copper phosphinate complexes as molecular precursors for copper-based ethanol dehydrogenation catalysts enriched with phosphate groups (Cu-phosphate/SiO2). Three new catalysts (CuP-1, CuP-2, and CuP-3), prepared by the deposition of complexes {Cu(SAAP)}n (1), [Cu6(BSAAP)6] (2), and [Cu3(NAAP)3] (3) on the surface of commercial SiO2, calcination at 500 °C, and reduction in the stream of the forming gas 5% H2/N2 at 400 °C, exhibited unusual properties. First, the catalysts showed a rapid increase in catalytic activity. After reaching the maximum conversion, the catalyst started to deactivate. The unusual behavior could be explained by the presence of the phosphate phase, which made Cu2+ reduction more difficult. The phosphorus content gradually decreased during time-on-stream, copper was reduced, and the activity increased. The deactivation of the catalyst could be related to the copper diffusion processes. The most active CuP-1 catalyst reaches a maximum of 73% ethanol conversion and over 98% acetaldehyde selectivity at 325 °C and WHSV = 2.37 h-1.
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- Tomas Pokorny
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Environmental Technology,CEET, VSB-TUO, CZ-70800 Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Tr. Tomase Bati 5678, CZ-76001 Zlin, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic
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Liang X, Ren X, He R, Ma T, Liu A. Theoretical and experimental study of the influence of PEG and PEI on copper electrodeposition. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj03503g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Through theoretical calculation and experimental research, the electrodeposition process of preparing copper catalyst in an acid electrolyte with polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polyethylene imine (PEI) as mixed additives is determined.
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- Xingyou Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China
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- School of Ocean Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, 124221, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
- Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 808-0196, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China
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