Catalysis Letters, Vol.142, No.6, 664-666, 2012
Catalytic Conversion of Furan to Gasoline-Range Aliphatic Hydrocarbons via Ring Opening and Decarbonylation Reactions Catalyzed by Pt/gamma-Al2O3
Conversion of furan in the presence of H-2 catalyzed by Pt/gamma-Al2O3 at 573 K and 1.4 bar leads to the formation of alkanes and alkenes, some in the gasoline-range, including C-7 hydrocarbons, butenes, propene, and propane.