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A Comparative Catalyst Evaluation for the Selective Oxidative Esterification of Furfural

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Catalysts based on gold or other metals on different supports were studied in the selective oxidative esterification of furfural with methanol to methyl 2-furoate. Methyl 2-furoate can be used in specialty fragrances, a high added-value application. Catalyst evaluation and selection were performed using the Avantium quick catalyst screening (QCS) platform using industrially relevant conditions. The best performances were exclusively obtained with gold based catalyst supported on ceria or titania, though these catalysts showed rather poor behavior in tests with a different furfural to methanol ratio. Selected gold catalysts were studied subsequently in a conventional lab-scale autoclave under reaction conditions closer to those commonly applied in literature and effects of support type and preparation were included. For each of the two testing conditions a different catalyst was identified as the most optimal, which is explained by the strong chemisorption of furfural on the Au surface. Au/ZrO2 catalysts, identified as optimal in QCS tests, show also high performances (about 99 % yield) in autoclave tests, although a different preparation was employed.

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Acknowledgments

This work was realized in the frame of the EU project “Eco-friendly biorefinery fine chemicals from CO2 photocatalytic reduction” (Eco2CO2) (Project 309701), which is gratefully acknowledged. The EU Marie Curie IAPP (Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways) project “Biopolymers and Biofuels from Furan based Building Blocks” (BIOFUR, project 324292) of collaboration between Avantium and the University of Messina is also gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Section of Industrial Chemistry, Università di Messina, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, V.le F. Stagno D’Alcontres 31, 98166, Messina, Italy

    C. Ampelli, G. Centi, C. Genovese, G. Papanikolaou, R. Pizzi & S. Perathoner

  2. Avantium Chemicals, Zekeringstraat 29, 1014 BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    R.-J. van Putten, K. J. P. Schouten, A. C. Gluhoi & J. C. van der Waal

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Ampelli, C., Centi, G., Genovese, C. et al. A Comparative Catalyst Evaluation for the Selective Oxidative Esterification of Furfural. Top Catal 59, 1659–1667 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-016-0675-y

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