A paper titled "Selective hydrogenolysis of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol to 1,5-pentanediol over vanadium modified Ir/SiO₂ catalyst" delivered by Toto was accepted by Catalysis Today.

V modified Ir/SiO₂ (Ir-VO_x/SiO₂) catalyst was firstly applied to the selective hydrogenolysis of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA) to 1,5-pentanediol and exhibited better performance than those of other V modified noble metal catalysts. Compared with other transition metal promoted Ir/SiO₂ catalysts, the Ir-VO_x/SiO₂ catalyst also exhibited higher selectivity to 1,5-pentanediol, which is advantageous in practical application. The optimum V/Ir atomic ratio for 4% Ir-VO_x/SiO₂ catalyst is 0.10 approximately. By using 4% Ir-VO_x/SiO₂ (V/Ir = 0.1) catalyst, high THFA conversion and 1,5-pentanediol selectivity can be achieved, even at low reaction temperature or system pressure. Based on characterizations, it was found that the strong interaction between V oxide and Ir particle facilitates the reduction of VO_x at lower temperature. Synergy between the closely contacted Ir particles and partially reduced isolated VO_x species attached on them is the reason for the excellent performance of Ir-VO_x/SiO₂ catalyst.

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