A Pt–Fe bimetallic catalyst is developed to produce 1,2-pentanediol from furfural under mild conditions of 140 °C and 0.1 MPa H2, affording by far the highest production rate.
This review summarizes the recent advances in upgrading FFR to high value-added chemicals using MOF-based heterogeneous catalysts.
Molybdenum oxide-decorated Ru/TiO2 with a monomeric structure boosts the selective one-pot conversion of levulinic acid to afford a high yield of 1,4-PeD (91%) at 110 °C and 40 bar H2 for 6 h.
Ethanol-induced one-pot transformation of furfural into 1,4-pentanediol (1,4-PeD).
From utilizing precious transition metals such as palladium catalysts to organo-catalyzed hydrogenation reactions. The cost-effective reduction of furfural and various aldehydes under metal-free and solvent-free conditions.