Cuprous Oxide as a Catalyst. II. Adsorption by Cuprous Oxide

Authors

R. C. Brown, Iowa State College
R. C. Peabody, Iowa State CollegeFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

In a previous paper³, data were presented which demonstrated that cuprous oxide, prepared by the glucose reduction of a cupric nitrate solution at temperatures below 85°, was an active catalyst for the hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol. It was also shown that the cuprous oxide was promoted by the addition of calcium oxide and vanadium tetroxidc. The most active mixture contained these oxides in the ratio Cu₂O: V₂0₄: CaO: : 1.0: 0.71: 1.4. In order to elucidate the role played by the catalyst in the hydrogenation of furfural, the absorptive capacity of the catalyst for furfural and furfuryl alcohol was investigated. Previous work by Stanerson4 had shown that the catalyst would adsorb hydrogen in an irreversible manner at temperatures above 56° C. The authors found that the adsorption of hydrogen may be complicated by reduction of the cuprous oxide component of the catalyst to metallic copper.

Publication Date

1954

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

61

Issue

1

First Page

233

Last Page

249

Copyright

©1954 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Brown, R. C. and Peabody, R. C. (1954) "Cuprous Oxide as a Catalyst. II. Adsorption by Cuprous Oxide," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 61(1), 233-249.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol61/iss1/27