Hydrodeoxygenation of furfural-acetone condensation adducts to tridecane over platinum catalysts

- Deep hydrogenation of furfural-acetone condensation adducts (F2A) over Pt catalysts.
- Pt/Al2O3 catalysts is the most active and selective for tridecane formation.
- Presence of basic sites lead to CC bond cleavages.
- Carbonaceous supports present poorer carbon balances because of strong adsorption.
- Reaction network proposed and experimentally validated.