title: Production of dimethylfuran from hydroxymethylfurfural through catalytic transfer hydrogenation with ruthenium supported on carbon.
abstract: RuC ees' transfer: Transfer hydrogenation using alcohols as hydrogen donors and supported ruthenium catalysts results in the selective conversion of hydroxymethylfurfural to dimethylfuran (>80% yield). During transfer hydrogenation, the hydrogen produced from alcohols is utilized in the hydrogenation of hydroxymethylfurfural.
authors.affiliation: Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.
authors.forename: Jungho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jae
authors.forename: Weiqing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Raul F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Lobo
authors.forename: Dionisios G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Vlachos
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D005662:Furaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D006865:Hydrogenation; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D005663:Furans; C008046:5-hydroxymethylfurfural; D002244:Carbon; D012428:Ruthenium; D005662:Furaldehyde; C037555:2,5-dimethylfuran
keywords: alcohols; biofuels; biomass; hydrogenolysis; transfer hydrogenation