镍-钴/二氧化钛催化剂制备及糠醛水相加氢反应中的催化性能

分别以H-ZSM-5,γ-Al2O3,ZrO2,Nb2O5,TiO2为载体,采用浸渍法制备出Ni-Co基催化剂,研究了Ni-Co基催化剂在糠醛水相加氢生成环戊酮和环戊醇反应的催化性能。通过XRD、BET、H2-TPR等方法对催化剂进行了表征,考察了载体、Ni-Co负载量、反应温度、反应时间对产物分布的影响。结果表明,10%Ni-10%Co/TiO2催化性能相对最佳,Ni和Co之间存在较强的相互作用,可以增大催化剂比表面积及孔容的同时降低催化剂体系的还原温度,促进重排反应的发生、提高目标产物环戊酮和环戊醇的选择性。当反应温度为150℃,反应时间为4 h,糠醛的转化率和环戊酮和环戊醇总选择性达到最佳值,分别为100%和75.5%。

糠醛脱羰制呋喃催化剂的开发

以γ-Al_2O_3为载体,通过浸渍法制备负载型Pd催化剂,对催化剂进行EDS、XRD和SEM表征,结果表明,Pd在载体上分散较均匀。在固定床反应器中考察了Pd催化剂对糠醛催化脱羰的催化活性,结果表明,糠醛转化率达95%以上,其选择性接近100%。

糠醛液相加氢催化剂的研制及工业应用

通过扫描电镜(SEM)、压汞和X射线衍射(XRD)分析了制备条件对QKJ-01改性Cu-Cr糠醛液相加氢催化剂性能的影响.得出适宜的制备条件为:pH=4～6.7,沉淀温度30～40℃,450℃焙烧2 h.工业应用表明,QKJ-01糠醛液相加氢催化剂使用量少,糠醛转化率大于99.96%,糠醇选择性大于98.4%.

糠醛脱羰工艺改进

碳沉积是有机催化反应系统中导致催化剂活性减退的重要原因,可以导致催化剂失活。因此有效的控制积碳是延长催化剂使用寿命的一种可行方法。糠醛脱羰催化剂失活的主要原因是大量积碳附着于催化剂表面使活性中心被包埋从而使催化剂失去活性。在不改变其他反应工艺条件及催化剂用量的基础上,通过对催化剂填装方式的改变,有效地减少了积碳的生成,并且使部分积碳得到转移,不至于包埋活性中心使催化剂失活。此法不仅延长了催化剂的使用寿命,而且提高了反应的转化率和选择性,使反应的选择性达到了100%。

Realizing efficient electrochemical oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural on a freestanding Ni(OH)_(2)/nickel foam catalyst

With the continuous improvement of solar energy production capacity,how to effectively use the electricity generated by renewable solar energy for electrochemical conversion of biomass is a hot topic.Electrochemical conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF)to biofuels and value-added oxygenated commodity chemicals provides a promising and alternative pathway to convert re-newable electricity into chemicals.Although nickel-based eletrocatalysts are well-known for HMF oxidation,their relatively low intrinsic activity,poor conductivity and stability still limit the poten-tial applications.Here,we report the fabrication of a freestanding nickel-based electrode,in which Ni(OH)_(2) species were in-situ constructed on Ni foam(NF)support using a facile ac-id-corrosion-induced strategy.The Ni(OH)2/NF electrocatalyst exhibits stable and efficient electro-chemical HMF oxidation into 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid(FDCA)with HMF conversion close to 100% with high Faraday efficiency.In-situ formation strategy results in a compact interface between Ni(OH)_(2) and NF,which contributes to good conductivity and stability during electrochemical reac-tions.The superior performance benefits from dynamic cyclic evolution of Ni(OH)_(2) to NiOOH,which acts as the reactive species for HMF oxidation to FDCA.A scaled-up device based on a continu-ous-flow electrolytic cell was also established,giving stable operation with a high FDCA production rate of 27 mg h^(-1)cm^(−2).This job offers a straightforward,economical,and scalable design strategy to design efficient and durable catalysts for electrochemical conversion of valuable chemicals.

Enhancing photo-generated carriers transfer of K-C_(3)N_(4)/UiO-66-NH_(2) with Er doping for efficient photocatalytic oxidation of furfural to furoic acid

Biomass-derived platform molecules,such as furfural,are abundant and renewable feedstock for valuable chemical production.It is critical to synthesize highly efficient photocatalysts for selective oxidation under visible light.The Er@K-C_(3)N_(4)/UiO-66-NH_(2) catalyst was synthesized using a straight-forward hydrothermal technique,and exhibited exceptional efficiency in the photocatalytic oxidation of furfural to furoic acid.The catalyst was thoroughly characterized,confirming the effective adjustment of the band gap energy of Er@K-C_(3)N_(4)/UiO-66-NH_(2).Upon the optimized reaction conditions,the conversion rate of furfural reached 89.3%,with a corresponding yield of furoic acid at 79.8%.The primary reactive oxygen species was identified as·O_(2)^(-) from ESR spectra and scavenger tests.The incorporation of Er and K into the catalyst enhanced the photogenerated carriers transfer rate,hence increasing the separating efficiency of photogenerated electron-hole pairs.This study expands the potential applications of rare earth element doped g-C_(3)N_(4) in the photocatalytic selective oxidation of furfurans.

Highly selective supported gold catalyst for CO-driven reduction of furfural in aqueous media

The reductive transformation of furfural （FAL） into furfuryl alcohol （FOL） is an attractive route for the use of renewable bio‐sources but it suffers from the heavy use of H2. We describe here a highly efficient reduction protocol for converting aqueous FAL to FOL. A single phase rutile TiO2 support with a gold catalyst （Au/TiO2‐R） that used CO/H2O as the hydrogen source catalyze this reduction efficiently under mild conditions. By eliminating the consumption of fossil fuel‐derived H2, our pro‐cess has the benefit afforded by using CO as a convenient and cost competitive reducing reagent.

High-efficiency oxidative esterification of furfural to methylfuroate with a non-precious metal Co-N-C/MgO catalyst

From both fundamental and practical perspectives, the production of chemicals from biomass re-sources using high-efficiency non-precious metal catalysts is important. However, many processes require addition of stoichiometric or excess quantities of base, which leads to high energy consump-tion, leaching problems, and side reactions. In this study, we investigated the high-efficiency oxida-tive esterification of furfural to methylfuroate by molecular oxygen with a Co-N-C/MgO catalyst. The catalyst was prepared by direct pyrolysis of a cobalt（Ⅱ） phenanthroline complex on MgO at 800℃ under N2 atmosphere. From furfural, 93.0% conversion and 98.5% selectivity toward methylfuroate were achieved under 0.5 MPa O2 with reaction at 100 ℃ for 12 h without a basic additive. The con-version and selectivity were much higher than those obtained with cobalt catalysts produced by pyrolysis of a cobalt（Ⅱ） phenanthroline complex on activated carbon or typical basic supports, in-cluding NaX, NaY, and CaO. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission elec-tron microscopy, and experimental results revealed that the high efficiency of Co-N-C/MgO for pro-duction of methylfuroate was closely related to the cobalt-nitrogen-doped carbon species and its catalytic ability in hydrogen abstraction. In contrast, Co-N-C（HCl） that synthesized by removing MgO with HCl from Co-N-C/MgO, as the catalyst produced mainly an acetal as a condensation prod-uct, and chloride ions had a negative effect on the oxidative esterification. Although the catalytic performance of the cobalt-nitrogen-doped carbon species was greatly affected by HCl treatment, it could be recovered to a great extent by addition of MgO. Moreover, changes in the oxygen pressure hardly affected the oxidative esterification of furfural with Co-N-C/MgO. This study not only pro-vides an effective approach to prepare methylfuroate, but also for designing high-performance non-precious metal catalysts for the oxidative esterification of biomass-derived compounds.

Oxidation of 2,5‐bis(hydroxymethyl)furan to 2,5‐furandicarboxylic acid catalyzed by carbon nanotube‐supported Pd catalysts

The selective oxidation of 2,5‐bis(hydroxymethyl)furan(BHMF)in this work was proven as a promising route to produce 2,5‐furandicarboxylic acid(FDCA),an emerging bio‐based building‐block with wide application.Under ambient pressure,the modified carbon nanotube‐supported Pd‐based catalysts demonstrate the maximum FDCA yield of 93.0%with a full conversion of BHMF after 60 min at 60°C,much superior to that of the traditional route using 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF)as substrates(only a yield of 35.7%).The participation of PdH_(x) active species with metallic Pd can be responsible for the encouraging performance.Meanwhile,a possible reaction pathway proceeding through 2,5‐diformylfuran(DFF)and 5‐formyl‐2‐furancarboxylic acid(FFCA)as process intermediates is suggested for BHMF route.The present work may provide new opportunities to synthesize other high value‐added oxygenates by using BHMF as an alternative feedstock.

Facet dependence of electrocatalytic furfural hydrogenation on palladium nanocrystals

Electrocatalytic hydrogenation(ECH)offers a sustainable route for the conversion of biomass-derived feedstocks under ambient conditions;however,an atomic-level understanding of the catalytic mechanism based on heterogeneous electrodes is lacking.To gain insights into the relation between electrocatalysis and the catalyst surface configuration,herein,the facet dependence of the ECH of furfural(FAL)is investigated on models of nanostructured Pd cubes,rhombic dodecahedrons,and octahedrons,which are predominantly enclosed by{100},{110},and{111}facets,respectively.The facet-dependent specific activity to afford furfuryl alcohol(FOL)follows the order of{111}>{100}>{110}.Experimental and theoretical kinetic analyses confirmed the occurrence of a competitive adsorption Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism on Pd,in which the ECH activity can be correlated with the difference between the binding energies of chemisorbed H(^(*)H)and FAL(^(*)FAL)based on density functional theoretical(DFT)calculations.Among the three facets,Pd{111}exhibiting the strongest^(*)H but the weakest^(*)FAL showed the copresence of the^(*)H and^(*)FAL intermediates on the Pd surface for subsequent hydrogenation,experimentally confirming its high ECH activity and Faradaic efficiency.The free energies determined using DFT calculations indicated that^(*)H addition to the carbonyl of FAL on Pd{111}was thermodynamically preferred over desorption to gaseous H2,contributing to efficient ECH to afford FOL at the expense of H2 evolution.The obtained insights into the facet-dependent ECH underline that surface bindings assist ECH or H2 evolution considering their competitiveness.These findings are expected to deepen the fundamental understanding of electrochemical refinery and broaden the scope of electrocatalyst exploration.

N-doped carbon layer-coated Au nanocatalyst for H_(2)-free conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 5-methylfurfural

Deoxygenative upgrading of 5-hydromethylfurfural(HMF)into valuable chemicals has attracted intensive research interest in recent years,with product selectivity control remaining an important topic.Herein,TiO_(2) supported gold catalysts coated with a thin N-doped porous carbon(NPC)layer were developed via a polydopamine-coating-carbonization strategy and utilized for pathway-specific conversion of HMF into 5-methylfurfural(5-MF)with the use of renewable formic acid(FA)as the deoxygenation reagent.The as-fabricated Au/TiO_(2)@NPC exhibited excellent catalytic performance with a high yield of 5-MF(>95%).The catalytic behavior of Au@NPC-based catalysts was shown to be correlated with the suitable combination of highly dispersed Au nanoparticles and favorable interfacial interactions in the Au@NPC core-shell hetero-nanoarchitectures,thereby facilitating the preferential esterification of HMF with FA and suppressing unproductive FA dehydrogenation,which promoted the selective formylation/decarboxylation of hydroxy-methyl group in HMF in a pathway-specific manner.The present NPC/metal interfacial engineering strategy may provide a potential guide for the rational design of advanced catalysts for a wide variety of heterogeneous catalysis processes in terms of the conversion of biomass source.

Sustainable synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from waste cotton stalk catalyzed by solid superacid-SO4^2-/ZrO2

A sustainable process was explored for the preparation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF) by catalytic degradation of the waste cotton stalk. Solid super-acid(SO_4^(2-)/ZrO_2) was used as an efficient catalyst for the degradation of cotton stalk. Both decomposition experiments and kinetic study were conducted for the exploration of degradation condition and kinetics mechanism. The optimized experimental conditions are reaction temperature 503 K, reaction time 75 min and dosage of catalyst 30%(mass fraction) based on the decomposition experiments, under which a maximum yield of 27.2% for HMF could be achieved. Kinetic study was then carried out in the presence of SO_4^(2-)/ZrO_2. The theoretical results indicate that the activation energies for reducing sugar and HMF with catalyst are 96.71 k J/mol, 84.21 kJ/mol in the presence of SO_4^(2-)/ZrO_2, and they are 105.96 k J/mol and 119.37 k J/mol in the absence of SO_4^(2-)/ZrO_2.

Liquid-Phase Catalytic Hydrogenation of Furfural in Variable Solvent Media

Water is the most abundant compound inherently existing in bio-oils. Thus understanding the role of water within bio-oils upgrading process is essential for future engineering scale-up design. In this study, furfural was chosen as bio-oils model compound, and the catalytic hydrogenation of furfural over commercial 5%, Ru/C catalyst was firstly investigated in a series of gradient variable water/ethanol mixture solvents. Water had a significant effect on the distribution of product yields. The dominant reaction pathways varied with the water contents in the water/ethanol mixture solvents. Typically, when ethanol was used as the solvent, the main products were obtained by the hydrogenation of carbonyl group or furan ring. When pure water was used as the solvent, the rearrangement reaction of furfural to cyclopentanone should be selectively promoted theoretically. However, serious polymerization and resinification were observed herein in catalytic hydrogenation system of pure water. The catalyst surface was modified by the water-insoluble polymers, and consequently, a relative low yield of cyclopentanone was obtained. A plausible multiple competitive reaction mechanism between polymerization reaction and the hydrogenation of furfural was suggested in this study. Characterizations(TG,FT-IR,SEM)were employed to analyze and explain our experiments.

Efficient dehydration of carbohydrates to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in ionic liquids catalyzed by tin(Ⅳ) phosphonate and zirconium phosphonate

In this work,we synthesized tin(IV)phosphonate(SnBPMA)and zirconium phosphonate(ZrBPMA)by the reaction of SnCl4·5H2O or ZrOCl2·8H2O with N,N-bis(phosphonomethyl)aminoacetic acid,which was synthesized from a biomaterial glycine through a Mannich-type reaction.The SnBPMA and ZrBPMA were very efficient heterogeneous catalysts for the dehydration of fructose to produce 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF),and the SnBPMA had higher activity than the ZrBPMA.The effects of solvents,temperature,reaction time,and reactant/solvent weight ratio on the reaction catalyzed by SnBPMA were investigated.It was demonstrated that the yield of HMF could reach 86.5%with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide([Emim]Br)as solvent,and the SnBPMA and SnBPMA/[Emim]Br catalytic system could be reused five times without considerable reduction in catalytic efficiency.Further study indicated that the SnBPMA and ZrBPMA in[Emim]Br were also effective for the dehydration of sucrose and inulin to produce HMF with satisfactory yields.

Recent advances in heterogeneous catalytic conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural via green routes

With concerns of diminishing fossil fuel reserves and environmental deterioration, great efforts have been made to explore novel approaches of efficiently utilizing bio-renewable feedstocks to produce chemicals and fuels. 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF),generated from dehydration of six-carbon ketose, is regarded as a primary and versatile renewable building block to realize the goal of production of these high valued products from renewable biomass resources transformation. In this review, we summarize the recent advances via green routes in the heterogeneous reaction system for the catalytic production of HMF from glucose conversion, and emphasize reaction pathways of these reaction approaches based on the fundamental mechanistic chemistry as well as highlight the challenges(such as separation and purification of products, reusing and regeneration of catalyst, recycling solvent) in this field.

Efficient aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid on Ru/C catalysts

2,5-Furandicarboxylic(FDCA) is a potential substitute for petroleum-derived terephthalic acid, and aerobic oxidation of5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF) provides an efficient route to synthesis of FDCA. On an activated carbon supported ruthenium(Ru/C) catalyst(with 5 wt% Ru loading), HMF was readily oxidized to FDCA in a high yield of 97.3% at 383 K and 1.0 MPa O_2 in the presence of Mg(OH)_2 as base additive. Ru/C was superior to Pt/C and Pd/C and also other supported Ru catalysts with similar sizes of metal nanoparticles(1–2 nm). The Ru/C catalysts were stable and recyclable, and their efficiency in the formation of FDCA increased with Ru loadings examined in the range of 0.5 wt%–5.0 wt%. Based on the kinetic studies including the effects of reaction time, reaction temperature, O_2 pressure, on the oxidation of HMF to FDCA on Ru/C, it was confirmed that the oxidation of HMF to FDCA proceeds involving the primary oxidation of HMF to 2,5-diformylfuran(DFF) intermediate, and its sequential oxidation to 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid(FFCA) and ultimately to FDCA, in which the oxidation of FFCA to FDCA is the rate-determining step and dictates the overall formation rate of FDCA. This study provides directions towards efficient synthesis of FDCA from HMF, for example, by designing novel catalysts more efficient for the involved oxidation step of FFCA to FDCA.