Aqueous Phase Hydrogenation of 4-(2-Furyl)-3-buten-2-one over Different Re Phases.

4-(2-furyl)-3-buten-2-one (FAc) is obtained by aldol condensation of furfural and acetone and has been used in hydrodeoxygenation reactions to obtain fuel products using noble metal catalysts. The hydrogenation of FAc in the aqueous phase using metallic- and Re oxide-supported catalysts on graphite was studied, within a temperature range of 200-240 °C, in a batch reactor over a 6 h reaction period. The catalysts were characterized using N adsorption-desorption, TPR-H, TPD-NH, XRD, and XPS analyses.