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Title: Correlating furfural reaction pathways with interactions between furfural and monometallic surfaces

Abstract

Controlling the selectivity of furfural reaction is an important step towards valorizing this important platform chemical in biomass conversion. Previous studies speculate that the selectivity of furfural reaction depends on the interactions of furan ring with metal surfaces. In this work, high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS) and temperature programmed desorption (TPD) are employed to directly study the correlations between furfural reaction pathways and interactions between furfural and different monometallic surfaces. Monometallic surfaces with strong ring interactions favor ring-opening products, while monometallic surfaces with weak ring interactions favor furan production. Oxophilic metal surface like Fe(110) promotes the hydrodeoxygenation pathway to produce 2-methylfuran due to strong interaction with the carbonyl group. Furthermore, these results should provide guidance in the future catalyst design for converting furfural to value-added products.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Qingdao University, Shandong Province (China)
  2. Columbia University, New York, NY (United States)
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Research Org.:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI); Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1659738
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0001004
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Catalysis Today
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 339; Journal ID: ISSN 0920-5861
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Furfural; Monometallic surface; HREELS; TPD

Citation Formats

Xiong, Ke, and Chen, Jingguang G. Correlating furfural reaction pathways with interactions between furfural and monometallic surfaces. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2018.10.004.
Xiong, Ke, & Chen, Jingguang G. Correlating furfural reaction pathways with interactions between furfural and monometallic surfaces. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2018.10.004
Xiong, Ke, and Chen, Jingguang G. Sat . "Correlating furfural reaction pathways with interactions between furfural and monometallic surfaces". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2018.10.004. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1659738.
@article{osti_1659738,
title = {Correlating furfural reaction pathways with interactions between furfural and monometallic surfaces},
author = {Xiong, Ke and Chen, Jingguang G.},
abstractNote = {Controlling the selectivity of furfural reaction is an important step towards valorizing this important platform chemical in biomass conversion. Previous studies speculate that the selectivity of furfural reaction depends on the interactions of furan ring with metal surfaces. In this work, high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS) and temperature programmed desorption (TPD) are employed to directly study the correlations between furfural reaction pathways and interactions between furfural and different monometallic surfaces. Monometallic surfaces with strong ring interactions favor ring-opening products, while monometallic surfaces with weak ring interactions favor furan production. Oxophilic metal surface like Fe(110) promotes the hydrodeoxygenation pathway to produce 2-methylfuran due to strong interaction with the carbonyl group. Furthermore, these results should provide guidance in the future catalyst design for converting furfural to value-added products.},
doi = {10.1016/j.cattod.2018.10.004},
journal = {Catalysis Today},
number = ,
volume = 339,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Oct 13 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Sat Oct 13 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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