Rhenium-Enhanced Cu nanowire catalyst for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol

Key Points

• To investigate the efficiency of a rhenium-enhanced copper nanowire catalyst in the electrocatalytic hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol.
• Synthesis of rhenium-enhanced copper nanowires
• Electrocatalytic tests for hydrogenation
• Characterization of the catalyst
• Performance evaluation under varying conditions
• The rhenium-enhanced catalyst significantly improved conversion rates of furfural.
• High selectivity towards furfuryl alcohol was achieved.
• The catalyst maintained activity over multiple cycles.