title: One-step Conversion of Furfural into 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran under Mild Conditions.
abstract: One-step direct conversion of biomass-derived furfural to 2-methyltetrahydrofuran was realized under atmospheric pressure over a dual solid catalyst based on two-stage-packed Cu-Pd in a reactor; this is the first report that one-step conversion of furfural resulted in high yield of 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (97.1 %) under atmospheric pressure. This strategy provided a successive hydrogenation process, which avoids high H2 pressure, uses the reactor efficiently, and eliminates the product-separation step. Therefore, it could enhance the overall efficiency as a result of low cost and high yield.
authors: State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001 (PR China).|Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039 (PR China).
authors: Fang
authors: F
authors: Dong
authors: State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001 (PR China). zhuyulei@sxicc.ac.cn.|Synfuels China Co. Ltd. Taiyuan 030032 (PR China). zhuyulei@sxicc.ac.cn.
authors: Yulei
authors: Y
authors: Zhu
authors: Synfuels China Co. Ltd. Taiyuan 030032 (PR China).
authors: Guoqiang
authors: G
authors: Ding
authors: State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001 (PR China).|Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039 (PR China).
authors: Jinglei
authors: J
authors: Cui
authors: Synfuels China Co. Ltd. Taiyuan 030032 (PR China).
authors: Xianqing
authors: X
authors: Li
authors: State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001 (PR China).|Synfuels China Co. Ltd. Taiyuan 030032 (PR China).
authors: Yongwang
authors: Y
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D005662:Furaldehyde / Q000737:chemistry*; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D006865:Hydrogenation
chemical_list: D005663:Furans; D006859:Hydrogen; D005662:Furaldehyde; C550584:2-methyltetrahydrofuran
keywords: biomass conversion; copper; deoxygenation; hydrogenation; palladium