Journal
GREEN CHEMISTRY
Volume 18, Issue 7, Pages 2175-2184Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5gc02228b
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- National Nature Science Foundation of China [21376239, 21306191]
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1,6-Hexanediol (1,6-HDO) was effectively prepared from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) over double-layered catalysts of Pd/SiO2 + Ir-ReOx/SiO2 in a fixed-bed reactor. Under optimal reaction conditions (373 K, 7.0 MPa H-2, in solvent mixtures of 40% water and 60% tetrahydrofuran (THF)), 57.8% yield of 1,6-HDO was obtained. The double-layered catalysts loaded in double-layered beds showed much superior performance compared to that of a single catalyst of Pd-Ir-ReOx/SiO2, even when the same amount of active components were used in the catalysts. The reaction solvent significantly affected product distributions, giving a volcano-shape plot for the 1,6-HDO yield as a function of the ratio of water to THF. Bronsted acidic sites were generated on the catalyst in the presence of water which played determining roles in 1,6-HDO formation. A high pressure of H-2 contributed to 1,6-HDO formation by depressing the over-hydrogenolysis of reaction intermediates and products to form hexane and hexanol. The reaction route was proposed for HMF conversion to 1,6-HDO on the basis of conditional experiments.
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