Selective Hydro-Deoxygenation (HDO) of Furfural Using Low-Cost Metal Carbide and Bimetallic Catalysts

Xiong, Ke

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Ballroom B (Lawrence Convention Center)

Ke Xiong, University of Delaware, USA and Jingguang Chen, Columbia University, USA.

Molybdenum carbide (Mo₂C) and FeNi bimetallic catalysts were demonstrated to be promising for the selective hydro-deoxygenation (HDO) of hemicellulose-derived furfural to produce value-added 2-methylfuran through combination of density functional theory (DFT) calculations, surface science experiments and reactor evaluation.

Extended Abstracts:

Ke Xiong_Udel_Extended abstract_2015 NAM.pdf (59.4KB) - Extended Abstract

P-Tu-B-188 Selective Hydro-Deoxygenation (HDO) of Furfural Using Low-Cost Metal Carbide and Bimetallic Catalysts