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Research Article

Ni/Hierarchical Zeolites Derived from Zeolites@Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs) Composites for Furfural Hydrogenation

Narasiri Maineawklang

Narasiri Maineawklang

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210 Thailand

Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Formal analysis (lead), ​Investigation (lead), Writing - original draft (lead)

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Dr. Ploychanok Iadrat

Dr. Ploychanok Iadrat

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210 Thailand

Contribution: ​Investigation (supporting), Methodology (supporting), Writing - original draft (supporting)

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Dr. Peerapol Pornsetmetakul

Dr. Peerapol Pornsetmetakul

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210 Thailand

Contribution: ​Investigation (supporting), Methodology (supporting)

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Anittha Prasertsab

Anittha Prasertsab

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210 Thailand

Contribution: ​Investigation (supporting), Methodology (supporting)

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Peeranat Chaipornchalerm

Peeranat Chaipornchalerm

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210 Thailand

Contribution: ​Investigation (supporting)

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Dr. Saros Salakhum

Dr. Saros Salakhum

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210 Thailand

Contribution: ​Investigation (supporting)

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Dr. Supakorn Tantisriyanurak

Dr. Supakorn Tantisriyanurak

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210 Thailand

Contribution: ​Investigation (supporting)

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Dr. Chadatip Rodaum

Dr. Chadatip Rodaum

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210 Thailand

Contribution: ​Investigation (supporting)

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chularat Wattanakit

Corresponding Author

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chularat Wattanakit

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210 Thailand

Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Resources (lead), Supervision (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)

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First published: 01 July 2024

Abstract

Furfural hydrogenation is one of the most important reactions for the transformation of biomass-derived resources into high value-added chemicals. To achieve a highly efficient catalytic activity of the reaction, catalysts with a high dispersion of metal nanoparticles (NPs) on solid supports are required. However, the development of highly efficient and stable catalysts is still challenging. Herein, the highly dispersed nickel nanoparticles (Ni NPs) supported on the hierarchical ZSM-5 nanosheets (Z5-NS) derived from the hierarchical ZSM-5 nanosheets@NiAl-layered double hydroxides (LDHs) composites were successfully fabricated. Remarkably, the fabricated Z5-NS/Ni catalyst exhibited a high furfural conversion of 85 % with a yield of furfuryl alcohol of 60 %. This work illustrates the fabrication of highly metal dispersed on solid supports with high metal loading, which can enhance the catalytic performances in the hydrogenation of biomass-derived compounds.

Conflict of interests

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.