Furfural takes an important position in hemicelluloses biorefinery platforms. It can be converted into a wide range of chemicals. One important valorization route is the catalytic hydrogenation. Whereas molecular hydrogen is mostly used in industrial hydrogenation processes, recent studies also showed that alcohols can be used as reductants from which hydrides can be transferred catalytically to furfural. This process is often assisted by the formation of significant amounts of side products, in despite of high yields to the hydrogenolysis product 2‐methylfuran. The present work explores the catalytic behavior in batch and continuous flow of mono‐ and bimetallic nickel catalysts supported on activated carbon for the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of furfural in isopropanol.

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负载的单金属和双金属镍催化剂在异丙醇中糠醛的催化转移加氢的间歇和连续流动性能

糠醛在半纤维素生物炼制平台中占有重要地位。它可以转化为多种化学品。一种重要的增价途径是催化氢化。尽管分子氢主要用于工业加氢过程，但最近的研究也表明，醇可用作还原剂，氢化物可从中催化转移至糠醛。尽管氢解产物2-甲基呋喃的收率很高，但通常会通过形成大量副产物来辅助此过程。本工作探讨了在活性炭上负载的单金属和双金属镍催化剂在异丙醇中催化转移氢化糠醛的分批和连续流动的催化行为。