Citation: Xue-Qing Han, Qun-Feng Zhang, Feng Feng, Chun-Shan Lu, Lei Ma, Xiao-Nian Li. Selective hydrogenation of dimethyl maleate to tetrahydrofuran over Cu/SiO₂ catalyst: Effect of Cu⁺ on the catalytic performance[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2015, 26(9): 1150-1154. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2015.04.031 shu

Selective hydrogenation of dimethyl maleate to tetrahydrofuran over Cu/SiO₂ catalyst: Effect of Cu⁺ on the catalytic performance

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Institute of Industrial Catalysis of Zhejiang University of Technology, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China

Corresponding author: Qun-Feng Zhang,
Received Date: 3 March 2015
Available Online: 14 April 2015
Fund Project: Funding for the present study from the National Key Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, No. 2011CB710800) (973 Program, No. 2011CB710800)National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. NSFC- 21406199). (No. NSFC- 21406199)

Cu/SiO₂ catalysts prepared by differentmethods have been investigated focusing on the influence of Cu⁺ on the catalytic performance. The composition, structure and copper valence state were characterized by means of BET, XRD, XPS, FTIR, N₂O-titration. It was found that the Cu/SiO₂ prepared by ammoniaevaporation (AE) method had much higher TOF value than that prepared by wetness-impregnation (WI) with the same THF selectivity. The higher TOF value was attributed to the coexistence of Cu⁺ and Cu⁰ species in the activated AE-Cu/SiO₂, while only Cu⁰ species existing in the activated WI-Cu/SiO₂. Researches suggest that Cu⁺ can adsorb and polarize the C=O bond of DMM. It is concluded that Cu⁰ could be the main active site and the synergistic effect between Cu⁰ and Cu⁺ could contribute to hydrogenation of DMM to THF.
- Dimethyl maleate,
- Tetrahydrofuran,
- Copper phyllosilicate,
- Silica-supported copper,
- Copper valence state
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