High-yield production of 2,5-dimethylfuran from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over carbon supported Ni-Co bimetallic catalyst

The hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) has been investigated over 2%Ni-20%Co/C catalyst on a fixed-bed reactor. The yield of DMF was above 90% during the 71 h. 194