The Study of Novel Copper-Based Catalyst for the Hydrogenation of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol

In this paper, a novel chromium free copper base catalyst is prepared for the gas phase hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol. The effects of copper contents, of different promoters and reactive conditions, on the catalytic reactivity were studied. It is found that the conversion of furfural is more than 98% and the selectivity of furfuryl alcohol is more than 99% under the conditions of potassium promoted catalyst added in at 433 K, H 2/furfural ratio at 1atm pressure.