Title :

Synthesis of furfuryl alcohol from furfural: a comparison between batch and continuous flow reactors

Author(s) :

Audemar, Maite [Auteur]
Wang, Yantao [Auteur]
Zhao, Deyang [Auteur]
royer, sebastien [Auteur]
Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS) - UMR 8181
Jerome, Francois [Auteur]
Len, Christophe [Auteur]
Vigier, Karine De Oliveira [Auteur]

Journal title :

Energies

Volume number :

13

Publication date :

2020-02-01

Keyword(s) :

batch reactor
continuous flow
hydrogenation
furfuryl alcohol
furfural

HAL domain(s) :

Chimie/Catalyse

English abstract : [en]

Furfural is a platform molecule obtained from hemicellulose. Among the products that can be produced from furfural, furfuryl alcohol is one of the most extensively studied. It is synthesized at an industrial scale in the ...
Show more >Furfural is a platform molecule obtained from hemicellulose. Among the products that can be produced from furfural, furfuryl alcohol is one of the most extensively studied. It is synthesized at an industrial scale in the presence of CuCr catalyst, but this process suffers from an environmental negative impact. Here, we demonstrate that a non-noble metal catalyst (Co/SiO2) was active (100% conversion of furfural) and selective (100% selectivity to furfuryl alcohol) in the hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol at 150 °C under 20 bar of hydrogen. This catalyst was recyclable up to 3 cycles, and then the activity decreased. Thus, a comparison between batch and continuous flow reactors shows that changing the reactor type helps to increase the stability of the catalyst and the space-time yield. This study shows that using a continuous flow reactor can be a solution to the catalyst suffering from a lack of stability in the batch process.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

CNRS
Centrale Lille
ENSCL
Univ. Artois
Université de Lille

Collections :

• Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS) - UMR 8181

Research team(s) :

Matériaux pour la catalyse (MATCAT)

Submission date :

2022-03-02T07:14:30Z
2024-01-15T16:24:03Z