Hydrogenation‐Rearrangement of Biomass‐Derived Furfural to Cyclopentanol in Water Over Co/Nb <sub>2</sub> O <sub>5</sub>
ABSTRACT The Co/Nb 2 O 5 catalyst demonstrated high performance for the hydrogenation‐rearrangement of furfural to cyclopentanol in water, achieving 95.8% selectivity at full conversion. However, in alcoholic solvents, the main product was furfuryl alcohol, and the rearrangement reaction did not proceed. Acidic additives (FeCl 3 , CH 3 COOH) inhibited hydrogenation steps, whereas basic conditions (NaOH, Na 2 CO 3 ) suppressed the rearrangement step. Catalyst deactivation occurred due to Co agglomeration.
Authors
- Lili Zhao
- Hejing Wang
- Hualiang An
- Danhui Li
- Junliang Gai
Institutions
- Hebei Agricultural University (CN)
- Hebei University of Technology (CN)
- Hebei University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Engineering & Technology
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70173
- Primary Topic
- Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00