The Liquid Phase Catalytic Hydrogenation of the Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol

Abstract

The results of the study of palladium catalysts in the selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfural alcohol are presented. A comparison of the properties of palladium catalytic systems prepared on different supports (aluminium oxide, hypercrosslinked polystyrene and magnetite/hypercrosslinked polystyrene) is carried out. It is shown that the nature of the support has a significant impact on both the morphology of the catalyst and its activity in the selective hydrogenation of furfural. The most effective catalyst was magnetically recoverable 3 % Pd/Fe3O4/HPS, in the presence of which the conversion of furfural was> 95% with selectivity for furfuryl alcohol> 94 %.