Selective hydroconversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan using carbon nanotubes-supported nickel catalysts

Recent advances in catalytic synthesis of 2,5-furandimethanol from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and carbohydrates

“…Besides, the catalytic activity of the reused Ni/HC catalysts has not been reported, in spite of good thermal stability of the catalysts at reaction temperature. The use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as support of Ni afforded a 95% selectivity with 99.8% conversion in ethanol under milder conditions (5 bar H 2 , 120 °C, 3 h), which was reported by Liu’s group (Huang et al 2022 ). In consistent with previous conclusion (Zhang et al 2020 ), Ni 0 could activate H 2 and Ni 2+ as Lewis acid could adsorb oxygen-containing groups, which synergistically catalyzed the formation of FDM, as shown in Scheme 4 .…”

Regulation of Pt Loading on Co/Al2O3 Catalysts for Selective Hydrogenation and Hydrogenolysis of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5‐Bis(hydroxymethyl)furan and 2,5‐Dimethylfuran

“…[9][10][11][12][13][14][15] In this reaction route, it was interesting to note that two major products of BHMF and DMF could be replaced as the petroleum-based fuel and chemicals. [16][17][18] In brief, the BMHF was reported to be the polymer binding block constituents, crown ethers, reactive solvent for pharmaceutical production, and industrial solvents; [17,[19][20][21] whereas, the DMF has been recognized as the next-generation of biofuel as a cetane booster with high energy density and cetane number. [15,[22][23][24][25] Hence, the design of high-performance catalyst was mostly emphasized to control the selectivity of reactions as a crucial task for generating the selective chemical products with minimizing the undesired components.…”

“…In this reaction route, it was interesting to note that two major products of BHMF and DMF could be replaced as the petroleum‐based fuel and chemicals [16–18] . In brief, the BMHF was reported to be the polymer binding block constituents, crown ethers, reactive solvent for pharmaceutical production, and industrial solvents; [17,19–21] whereas, the DMF has been recognized as the next‐generation of biofuel as a cetane booster with high energy density and cetane number [15,22–25] …”