One-Pot Production of 1,5-Pentanediol from Furfural Through Tailored Hydrotalcite-Based Catalysts

Abstract The one-pot production of a relevant chemical such as 1,5-pentanediol (1,5-PDO) from sustainable sources (furfural) is key reaction to compete with existing fossil sources. This work provides new evidence on the influence starting reagent, features layered double hydrotalcite (LDH)-derived catalysts in form mixed metal oxides (MMO) and conditions productivity 1,5-PDO under batch conditions. Unlike reported studies, these results suggest direct pathway through furfuryl alcohol intermediates, allowing furfural at lower temperature than analogous systems. Productivity maximized when Co 2+ species partially substitute Mg parent LDH, yielding promising pentanediol yields mild MMOs containing sites show marked differences compared bivalent metals, which here attributed position intermediates are adsorbed onto surface specie. consistent characterized by XRD, programmed reduction H 2 , chemisorption experiments using CO or probe molecules, indicative proper balance between basic MMOs. data aim provide contribute into search Graphical