Selective conversion of furfural to cyclopentanol over cobalt catalysts in one step

A series of cobalt catalysts with different supports were prepared for the selective conversion of biomass-derived furfural to cyclopentanol in one step. The best CPL yield was 82 mol% at 160 °C, 2 MPa H2, 4 h when cobalt was supported on tetragonal zirconia that can be obtained by doping La2O3.