10.1002/cctc.201901078
ChemCatChem
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Reduction of furfural (FA) was carried out in a 100 mL stainless steel
autoclave (Autoclave engineers). Typically, a solution of 10 g/L of FA in
40 mL of 2-propanol (IPA) was placed in the reactor with 40 mg of
catalyst previously reduced. Then the reactor was purged with hydrogen
and pressurised at 20 bar (unless otherwise indicated). Once the desired
temperature was reached, stirring was initiated (1000 rpm) and samples
were withdrawn periodically to follow the reaction during 8 h.
Acknowledgements
This study was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and
Competitiveness (MINECO), project CTM2015-69848-R.
Keywords: furfural; 1,5,-pentanediol; hydrogenolysis; biomass;
cobalt nanoparticles
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