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A novel Ru-polyethersulfone (PES) catalytic membrane for highly efficient and selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol

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A novel Ru-polyethersulfone (PES) catalytic membrane for highly efficient and selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol. / Bagnato, G.; Figoli, A.; Ursino, C. et al.
In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, No. 12, 28.03.2018, p. 4955-4965.

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Bagnato, G, Figoli, A, Ursino, C, Galiano, F & Sanna, A 2018, 'A novel Ru-polyethersulfone (PES) catalytic membrane for highly efficient and selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, no. 12, pp. 4955-4965. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta10575d

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Bagnato, G., Figoli, A., Ursino, C., Galiano, F., & Sanna, A. (2018). A novel Ru-polyethersulfone (PES) catalytic membrane for highly efficient and selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, (12), 4955-4965. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta10575d

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Bagnato G, Figoli A, Ursino C, Galiano F, Sanna A. A novel Ru-polyethersulfone (PES) catalytic membrane for highly efficient and selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2018 Mar 28;(12):4955-4965. Epub 2018 Feb 23. doi: 10.1039/c7ta10575d

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Bagnato, G. ; Figoli, A. ; Ursino, C. et al. / A novel Ru-polyethersulfone (PES) catalytic membrane for highly efficient and selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol. In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2018 ; No. 12. pp. 4955-4965.

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abstract = "A novel catalytic membrane has been synthesised, characterised and evaluated for the selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol. Unlike conventional methods, involving high pressure and high H2 : feed ratios, this work proposes an innovative ruthenium based Catalytic Membrane Reactor (CMR) to overcome mass transfer limitations, resulting in low H2 requirements, high catalytic activity and high selectivity towards furfuryl alcohol. A UV-curable hydrophilic anionic monomer acrylic acid was used as a coating material on a commercial PES membrane and subsequently Ru nanoparticles were added. The hydrogenation of furfural was carried out in a customised catalytic membrane reactor under mild conditions: 70 °C and 7 bar, exhibiting high catalytic activity towards furfuryl alcohol (selectivity >99%) with turnover frequency (TOF) as high as 48 000 h−1, 2 orders of magnitude higher than those obtained so far.",
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