Effect of Precursor and Temperature Annealing on the Catalytic Activity of Intermetallic Ni3Sn2 Alloy

The effect of nickel precursors and the temperature annealing to obtain intermetallic Ni3Sn2 alloy catalysts on its activity selectivity in selective hydrogenation biomass-derived furfural (FFald) were investigated. Two types (c.a., i) metal (Ni°) derived from Raney®nickel ii) ion (Ni2+) chloride) employed as starting materials via hydrothermal at 423 K for 24 h followed by reduction with H2 elevated 573-873 1.5 h. physico-chemical properties characterized XRD, N2-, H2-adsorption, ICP-AES, NH3-TPD. catalysts, both bulk supported, demonstrated high towards FFald. g-Al2O3 AA-supported FFald furfuryl alcohol (FFalc) maintained even after up 873 K, but that drastically dropped. Ni-Sn which obtained Raney®Ni precursor showed more stable than salts during alcohol. Copyright © 2022 Authors, Published BCREC Group. This is an open access article under CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).