Total hydrogenation of furan derivatives over silica-supported Ni-Pd alloy catalyst

The Ni-Pd bimetallic catalysts supported on silica were prepared by co-impregnation method The catalyst with Ni/Pd = 7 showed the best catalytic performance for the hydrogenation of 5 hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde (HMF) The catalyst was more active than commercial Raney Ni and more selective than Pd/C The yield of 2 5-bis ( hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran reached 96% Hydrogenation of other furanic compounds cyclohexanone phenol and alkenols also proceeded Characterizations by TEM and XRD revealed that Ni-Pd alloy particles were formed on Ni-Pd/SiO2 (Ni/Pd = 7) (C) 2010 Elsevier B V All rights reserved