Efficient and stable titania-based nanocatalytic materials for the reductive amination of furfural

Highly active, selective and stable titania-based catalytic materials have been designed through a simple and environmentally friendly microwave-assisted approach. Further modification of the prepared titania with metal nanoparticles was carried out by a simple chemical reduction method. The synthesized materials displayed excellent catalytic behaviour in the reductive amination of furfural towards furfuryl amine. More importantly, the materials showed remarkable recyclability, retaining high conversion and selectivity values after six reaction cycles. (C) 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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Highly active, selective, and stable titania-based catalytic materials were synthesized using a simple and environmentally friendly microwave-assisted approach. The materials were further modified with metal nanoparticles using a simple chemical reduction method. The synthesized materials exhibited excellent catalytic performance in the reductive amination of furfural towards furfuryl amine, and showed remarkable recyclability after six reaction cycles.