Furfural Hydrogenation to Furfuryl Alcohol over a Novel Ni–Co–B Amorphous Alloy Catalyst

The ultrafine Ni–Co–B amorphous catalysts were employed in liquid-phase furfural hydrogenation, which showed higher activity and better selectivity to furfuryl alcohol than either Ni–B, or Co–B, or the mixture of Ni–B and Co–B catalysts. The promoting effect of Co-dopant was briefly discussed.