01764nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245011900055210006900174260000800243300001400251490000700265520104700272100002501319700002101344700002501365700002101390700002901411856013001440       2014                        eng d  a1083-616000aTailoring the product dstribution with batch and continuous process options in catalytic hydrogenation of furfural0 aTailoring the product dstribution with batch and continuous proc  cNOV  a1434-14420 v183 a<p>Various noble metal catalysts were screened in a batch operation for a furfural (FFR) single-step decarbonylation and hydrogenation reaction to obtain THF in high selectivity. Among these, the 3% Pd/C showed complete FFR conversion with a total of 80% selectivity to ring hydrogenated products including tetrahydrofuran (THF). The order of activity exhibited by other noble metals was Pt/C &gt; Re/C &gt; Ru/C. Although Pt/C exhibited the highest activity, its decarbonylation and ring hydrogenation ability were the least (24%) with a major product selectivity of 66% to furfuryl alcohol (FAL). Similarly, the Cu catalyst gave almost complete selectivity to FAL. In a continuous operation (23 g catalyst bed), the 3% Pd/C catalyst showed higher selectivity of &gt;40% compared to THF alone with complete FFR conversion and on-stream activity of similar to 100 h. The reaction pathway elucidated from some control experiments revealed that the decarbonylation of FFR to furan over the Pd/C catalyst is a prerequisite for THF formation.</p>1 aBiradar, Narayan, S.1 aHengne, Amol, A.1 aBirajdar, Shobha, N.1 aSwami, Rameshwar1 aRode, Chandrashekhar, V.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/tailoring-product-dstribution-batch-and-continuous-process-options-catalytic-hydrogenation