FURFURAL HYDRODEOXYGENATION TO HIGH OCTANE FUEL ADDITIVE ON IRON AND PLATINUM CATALYSTS

ALBERTO QUERINI; MARÍA SOLEDAD ZANUTTINI; SG. MARCHETTI

Puerto Vallarta

Congreso; XXVII Congreso Iberoamericano de Catálisis; 2020

Biofuels are important not only because they represent a new way of obtainingenergy with CO2 saving, but also because they can be locally generated, securingfuel supply [1]. Due to its abundance and the variety of products that can be obtainedfrom lignocellulosic biomass, it is a very attractive resource. In this sense, furfural is apotential platform for biofuels and fine chemicals. It can be obtained as a by-productduring the conversion of C5 sugars to ethanol and also, as an important fraction of thefast pyrolysis oil obtained from biomass. This molecule can be converted into a widerange of high-octane products that can be used as gasoline octane boosters [2]. Themost promising one is 2-methylfuran (2-MF), being the catalytic hydrodeoxygenation(HDO) the better alternative to obtain this compound [3, 4]. The furfural HDO reactioncan be performed at atmospheric pressure at low H2 partial pressure, being possibleto obtain high selectivities depending on the catalyst used. Neither completehydrogenation nor decarboxylation is desirable.