| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49906 | Catalysis Communications | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
•HZSM-5 catalyzes furfuryl alcohol etherification with methanol and ethanol.•Raney Ni hydrogenates alkyl furfuryl ether into alkyl tetrahydrofurfuryl ether.•Alkyl tetrahydrofurfuryl ether improves the cetane number.
The acidic zeolite HZSM-5 (Si/Al = 25) achieved 58.9% selectivity of methyl furfuryl ether (MFE) and 44.8% selectivity of ethyl furfuryl ether (EFE) from etherification of furfuryl alcohol with methanol and ethanol. MFE and EFE were quantitatively hydrogenated into methyl tetrahydrofurfuryl ether (MTE) and ethyl tetrahydrofurfuryl ether (ETE) using a Raney Ni catalyst.
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Authors
Quan Cao, Jing Guan, Gongming Peng, Tonggang Hou, Jianwei Zhou, Xindong Mu,