@Article{jrm.2022.019680,
AUTHOR = {Kittithad Wonglekha, Weerachon Tolek, Okorn Mekasuwandumrong, Wasu Chaitree, Piyasan Praserthdam, Kiat Moon Lee, Joongjai Panpranot},
TITLE = {Effects of TiO<sub>2</sub> Support and Cobalt Addition of Ni/TiO<sub>2</sub> Catalyst in Selective Hydrogenation of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Renewable Materials},
VOLUME = {10},
YEAR = {2022},
NUMBER = {8},
PAGES = {2055--2072},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jrm/v10n8/47602},
ISSN = {2164-6341},
ABSTRACT = {An effect of phase compositions (rutile, Rut and anatase, Ant) of TiO<sub>2</sub> supports on the selective hydrogenation of
furfural to furfuryl alcohol was investigated. The 15%wt Ni/TiO<sub>2</sub> catalysts were prepared by incipient impregnation method. The result showed that Ni supported on anatase-rutile mixed phase TiO<sub>2</sub> (91% Rut and 9% Ant, A2)
provided the highest furfuryl alcohol yield at 43.8% due to the relatively strong Ni-TiO<sub>2</sub> interaction, its appropriate crystallite sizes, and high average pore sizes. Furthermore, the effect of cobalt as a promoter on Ni/
TiO<sub>2</sub>-A2 catalysts was studied. The result showed that the Ni-Co/TiO<sub>2</sub>-A2 catalysts exhibited poorer catalyst performances compared to the monometallic Ni/TiO<sub>2</sub>, probably because addition of cobalt can lower the reduction
temperatures of Ni/TiO<sub>2</sub> and weaken the metal-support interaction.},
DOI = {10.32604/jrm.2022.019680}
}