Delima, Roxanna S.; Stankovic, Mia D.; MacLeod, Benjamin P.; Fink, Arthur G.; Rooney, Michael B.; Huang, Aoxue; Jansonius, Ryan P.; Dvorak, David J.; Berlinguette, Curtis P. published the artcile< Selective hydrogenation of furfural using a membrane reactor>, Recommanded Product: (Tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methanol, the main research area is furfural selective hydrogenation membrane reactor.
Electrocatalytic palladium membrane reactors (ePMRs) use electricity and water to drive hydrogenation reactions without forming H2 gas. In these reactors, a hydrogen-permeable palladium foil phys. separates electrochem. proton generation in aqueous media from chem. hydrogenation in organic media. The authors report herein the use of the ePMR to electrolytically hydrogenate furfural, an important biomass derivative This system was proven to convert furfural into furfuryl alc. and tetrahydrofurfuryl alc. with 84% and 98% selectivities, resp. To reach these high selectivities, the authors designed and built an ePMR for high-throughput testing. Using this apparatus, the authors tested how different solvents, catalysts, and applied currents impacted furfural hydrogenation. The authors found that bulky solvents with weak nucleophilicities suppressed the formation of side products. Notably, these types of solvents are not compatible with standard electrochem. hydrogenation architectures where electrolysis and hydrogenation occur in the same reaction chamber. This work highlights the utility of the ePMR for selective furfural hydrogenation without H2 gas, and presents a possible pathway for helping to decarbonize the hydrogenation industry.
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