Xiangyu Jia,Kai Yuan,Guofu Wang,Shanhui Zhu,Mei Dong,Jiamin Wang,Xiaoming Li,Weibin Fan
Selective reduction of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to valuable 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran (BHMTHF) remains a significant challenge under mild conditions. The synergistic effect between metal single atoms (SAs) and nanoparticles (NPs) can greatly enhance catalytic activity. Here, a high-performance Pd SAs catalyst supported on N-doped carbon (PdSAs/NC) was developed from Pd@UiO-66-NH 2 . It was found that partial Pd SAs were spontaneously restructured into Pd NPs during the reaction. Our catalyst exhibited 100 % conversion of HMF and 98 % selectivity towards BHMTHF at temperature as low as 0 °C. In situ FTIR spectra results and density functional theory calculations indicate that Pd SAs contribute to the C = O activation, while Pd NPs facilitated the H 2 dissociation into H* atoms, resulting in synergistic catalytic activity between Pd SAs and Pd NPs.
Hongyu Qu,Xiangcheng Li,Xiao Han,Junjie Li,Xinqiang Feng,Chuang Liu,Zhendong Wang,Weimin Yang
Rational design of highly efficient non-noble-metal catalysts for the selective hydrogenolysis of biomass platform compounds to produce fuels and fine chemicals is a key pursuit for the sustainable chemical industry. In this work, we report for the first time the synthesis of a Ni-supported germanosilicate zeolite (Ni-SCM-14) catalyst by a simple grinding method, showing both satisfactory yield (90.3%) and good stability in eight cycles for the hydrogenolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF). Characterization revealed that Ni nanoparticles were highly dispersed on the SCM-14 zeolite with strong interactions. The synergistic effect of highly dispersed Ni hydrogenation sites and the weak acidity activation of the C–O bond provided by SCM-14 is considered to be the key to the efficient hydrogenolysis of HMF. This discovery opens up a new avenue for germanosilicate zeolite to activate the C–O bond.