What is the role of furfural in the hydrogenation reaction?

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Topic
Furfural is an important natural precursor to furan-based chemicals, obtained by the catalyzed dehydration of sugars from xylose, extracted from hemicellulose. It has the potential to become a major renewable platform chemical for the production of biochemicals and biofuels.
Answer
Furfural acts as the starting material in the hydrogenation reaction, which is selectively converted to cyclopentanol (CPL) using the Ni3Co1/ELAC catalyst in aqueous solution.
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