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A Highly Effective Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Methyl Benzoate to Benzyl Alcohol in Methanol Solution

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The Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts prepared by co-precipitation method were used for the hydrogenation of methyl benzoate to benzyl alcohol. These catalysts were characterized at various stages of preparation by nitrogen adsorption–desorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction (H2-TPR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The experimental results show that the addition of ZnO to the catalyst greatly improves the selectivity of benzyl alcohol. When the Cu/Zn/Al molar ratio is 2:2:1 and the calcination temperature of the catalyst is 650 °C, the catalyst exhibits very highly catalytic performance. In addition, the effects of reaction temperature, pressure and time were also investigated during the hydrogenation of methyl benzoate to benzyl alcohol. When the methyl benzoate was hydrogenated over this catalyst at 160 °C and 7 MPa of H2 for 10 h, the conversion of methyl benzoate can reach 93.89% and the selectivity of benzyl alcohol is 88%. This effectively catalytic performance can be attributed to the presence of highly dispersed and stable metallic copper nanoparticles, and the weak acidity of the catalyst surface. Besides, the reaction pressure and temperature play a crucial role in the conversion of methyl benzoate and the selectivity of benzyl alcohol.

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Application of Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst in hydrogenation of methyl benzoate to benzyl alcohol.

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This work was supported by the technology institute of Shanghai Huayi (Group) Company, Jilin Province Science and Technology research plan (key scientific research project) (No. 20150204020GX).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry of Jilin Province, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Road 2699, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China

    Ye Jiang, Qiang Bao, Wenying Gui, Yifan Wu, Xiaofei Liu, Li Zhang & Zhenlu Wang

  2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, People’s Republic of China

    Bin Zheng

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Jiang, Y., Bao, Q., Gui, W. et al. A Highly Effective Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Methyl Benzoate to Benzyl Alcohol in Methanol Solution. Catal Lett 149, 1359–1367 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-019-02721-x

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