CINDECA 05422
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO EN CIENCIAS APLICADAS "DR. JORGE J. RONCO"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Bimetallic PtSn catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol in liquid phase
Autor/es:
ANDREA B. MERLO; VIRGINIA VETERE; JOSÉ F. RUGGERA; MÓNICA L. CASELLA
Revista:
CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Referencias:
Año: 2009 vol. 10 p. 1665 - 1669
ISSN:
1566-7367
Resumen:
Bimetallic PtSn catalysts, containing different amounts of tin, were obtained by means of controlled surface reactions and used in the liquid-phase hydrogenation of furfural. All the studied systems allowed to obtain fufuryl alcohol with high selectivity (9698%). A minor product was detected when alcoholic solvent were employed, coming from the reaction between furfuryl alcohol and the solvent. Nonalcoholic and non-polar solvents caused a drastic activity decrease.When used in consecutive hydrogenation reactions, the bimetallic catalysts showed a certain deactivation (25% between the first and third cycle), but still they were very selective to furfuryl alcohol. The most efficient system was the catalyst with the lowest tin content (PtSn0.3).
