Development of new synthesis route of biomass-derived chemicals without using furfural as an intermediate

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26630404
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Catalyst/Resource chemical process
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Tomishige Keiichi 東北大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (50262051)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 固体触媒 / バイオマス / 水素脱酸素 / 化学品

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed the ceria-supported rhenium catalyst modified with palladium (ReOx-Pd/CeO2 (Re = 2 wt %, Pd/Re = 0.25)) for the hydrodeoxygenation of 1,4-anhydroerythritol to tetrahydrofuran with hydrogen as a result of the catalyst optimization. This catalyst was applicable to the reaction of sugar alcohols, and mono-alcoholsand diols are obtained in high yields from substrates
with even and odd numbers of OH groups, respectively. It is verified that the high catalytic performance of the catalyst is due to the tetra/hexavalent redox cycle redox cycle of the isolated Re species on CeO2 surface and the promotion of the reduction of Re species by Pd.

Free Research Field

触媒化学