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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2017
Daicel Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Keiichi Tomishige, Sendai, JP;
Yoshinao Nakagawa, Sendai, JP;
Masazumi Tamura, Sendai, JP;
Yuuichirou Hirai, Himeji, JP;
Yasuteru Kajikawa, Himeji, JP;
Keisuke Ono, Himeji, JP;
DAICEL CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a catalyst for reduction reaction with which 1,4-butanediol or tetrahydrofuran can be obtained with higher selectivity than with the related art, using a raw material derived from biomass. The catalyst is used in a reduction reaction of 3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran with hydrogen, wherein the catalyst contains metal catalysts (1) and (2) below; metal catalyst (1): a catalyst containing M1 and M2 below as metal species and supported on a carrier; and metal catalyst (2): a catalyst containing M1 below as a metal species and supported on a carrier; M1: one or more selected from the group consisting of iron and elements belonging to periods 4 to 6 and groups 5 to 7 of the periodic table; and M2: one or more selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, osmium, and elements belonging to periods 4 to 6 and groups 9 to 11 of the periodic table.