Review on Catalytic Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol: Recent Advances and Future Trends

Racha, Arundhathi; Samanta, Chanchal; Sreekantan, Sreejith; Marimuthu, Banu

doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c01174

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“…Furfural (FF), as a 5-membered heterocyclic furan series substance derived from biomass platform, [3] is the only unsaturated large specific volume organic chemical obtained from sugar compounds and plays an important role in rubber synthesis, biopharmaceuticals, food processing, and other fields, and is an intermediate for synthesizing many chemical products. [10] The current annual production of FF has reached about 300000 tons, and it is recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy as one of the most competitive biomass-based platform compounds.…”

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“…[2] According to a recent report, biomass is poised to take center stage as one of the primary choices in the realm of renewable energy by 2030 and beyond. [3] Traditionally, biomass encompasses naturally occurring organic materials like plants, wood, crop residues, and waste, along with unconventional sources such as food waste, animal by-products, and human and animal feces. [4] These diverse materials can undergo extraction, utilization, or transformation through physical, chemical, or biological methods.…”

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Advancements in the Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation of Furfural to Downstream Products

Zhang,

Ma,

Yang

2024

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Furfural is a 5‐membered heterocyclic compound derived from biomass and can be converted into various chemicals and biofuels through hydrogenation. Furfural conversion invariably requires the involvement of catalysts. The performance of these catalysts predominantly hinges on the characteristics of the metal active sites, the properties of the support, and the regulation of reaction conditions. Therefore, the selection of metals and supports, the preparation methods of catalysts, as well as the determination of reaction solvents, temperature, pressure, and catalyst dosage are the factors that researchers need to consider. Based on this, this present review focuses on the production process and heterogeneous catalytic system selection of furfural hydrogenation to prepare downstream products since 2018. It provides a brief introduction to the corresponding catalytic reaction mechanisms, focuses on the effects of different metals and supports on catalytic performance, and provides an outlook on this research direction.

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Section: Introduction 1biomass As An Alternative To Fossil Fuelsmentioning

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Advancements in the Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation of Furfural to Downstream Products

Zhang,

Ma,

Yang

2024

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“…Technological advances in the field of biomass conversion make it possible to produce a wide range of products of different chemical natures, in particular, furfural (FF), which belongs to the furan group. These compounds are widely used in chemical synthesis because they are highly reactive [173,174]. FF can be produced by sequential hydrolysis and dehydration reactions of xylans that are obtained from biomass.…”

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An Overview of Heterogeneous Catalysts Based on Hypercrosslinked Polystyrene for the Synthesis and Transformation of Platform Chemicals Derived from Biomass

Manaenkov,

Nikoshvili,

Bykov

et al. 2023

Molecules

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Platform chemicals, also known as chemical building blocks, are substances that serve as starting materials for the synthesis of various value-added products, which find a wide range of applications. These chemicals are the key ingredients for many fine and specialty chemicals. Most of the transformations of platform chemicals are catalytic processes, which should meet the requirements of sustainable chemistry: to be not toxic for humans, to be safe for the environment, and to allow multiple reuses of catalytic materials. This paper presents an overview of a new class of heterogeneous catalysts based on nanoparticles of catalytically active metals stabilized by a polymer matrix of hypercrosslinked polystyrene (HPS). This polymeric support is characterized by hierarchical porosity (including meso- and macropores along with micropores), which is important both for the formation of metal nanoparticles and for efficient mass transfer of reactants. The influence of key parameters such as the morphology of nanoparticles (bimetallic versus monometallic) and the presence of functional groups in the polymer matrix on the catalytic properties is considered. Emphasis is placed on the use of this class of heterogeneous catalysts for the conversion of plant polysaccharides into polyols (sorbitol, mannitol, and glycols), hydrogenation of levulinic acid, furfural, oxidation of disaccharides, and some other reactions that might be useful for large-scale industrial processes that aim to be sustainable. Some challenges related to the use of HPS-based catalysts are addressed and multiple perspectives are discussed.

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“…The main industrial application of furfural is for the preparation of furfuryl alcohol, which is used for the synthesis of furan resins by polymerization [4] . Additional commercial applications of furfural include the use as a solvent and the conversion into furoic acid and furan [5] .…”

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Decatungstate‐Catalyzed Carbon‐Carbon Bond Formation Between Furfural and Electron‐Deficient Olefins

Nielsen,

El‐Chami,

de Lichtenberg

et al. 2024

Eur J Org Chem

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Furfural is produced on a large commercial scale from lignocellulose and can be used for the preparation of several industrial chemicals with four to five carbon atoms. Further functionalization of furfural by C–H activation, however, is less widely developed. In the present work, tetrabutylammonium decatungstate is investigated as an inexpensive photocatalyst for activating the aldehyde C–H bond and mediate a coupling between furfural and electron‐deficient olefins. The results show that furfural can be successfully added to benzylidene malononitriles, acrylates, itaconic anhydride, maleic anhydride, 2‐vinylpyridine and phenyl vinyl sulfone to generate the corresponding furanyl ketones in moderate‐to‐good yields. The electronic properties of the electron‐deficient olefins are instrumental for achieving a favorable reaction with furfural. The findings show how photocatalysis can be used to form new carbon‐carbon bonds from a platform molecule, which in this way can be converted into a number of more advanced structures.

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Review on Catalytic Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol: Recent Advances and Future Trends

Cited by 14 publications

References 155 publications

Advancements in the Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation of Furfural to Downstream Products

Advancements in the Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation of Furfural to Downstream Products

An Overview of Heterogeneous Catalysts Based on Hypercrosslinked Polystyrene for the Synthesis and Transformation of Platform Chemicals Derived from Biomass

Decatungstate‐Catalyzed Carbon‐Carbon Bond Formation Between Furfural and Electron‐Deficient Olefins

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