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In this work, a simple and economical process, the reduction preparation of the Cu/ZrOCO3 catalyst and the catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH)reaction of methyl levulinate (ML)were carried out simultaneously in one pot providing 89.79% product yield at 180 ° C for 7 h. Different from direct hydrogen transfer reaction catalyzed by ZrOCO3 with only valerolactone (GVL) produced, the introduction of Cu/Cu+ on ZrOCO3 carrier not only enhances the activity of the reaction, but also further converts GVL into 1,4‐pentanediol (1,4‐PDO)by indirect hydrogen transfer. In addition, we also found the copper‐loaded amphoteric carrier has better catalytic activity than the basic carrier. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A stable and easily separable Fe 3 O 4 -12 nanoparticles exhibited the desired catalytic performance in the catalytic transfer hydrogenation reaction of furfural to furfuryl alcohol with 2-propanol as the hydrogen source. Moreover, a feasible flowchart from xylose to FOL was designed. Utilizing the process can realize the regeneration of biomass resources, the reuse and recycling of catalysts and solvents, and minimize the amount of solvents and pollutant emissions. • Magnetic Fe 3 O 4 -12 nanoparticles exhibited excellent catalytic performance for the CTH reaction of FAL to FOL. • A feasible flowchart from xylose to FOL was designed, which can realize the valorization of biomass resources. • Fe 3 O 4 -12 nanoparticles have good recyclability and universality for different carbonyl compounds. Magnetic Fe 3 O 4 -12 nanoparticles, an easily separable heterogeneous catalyst, exhibits high catalytic performance in the catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) reaction of biomass-derived furfural (FAL) to furfuryl alcohol (FOL) with 2-propanol (2-PrOH) as the hydrogen source (90.1 % FOL yield at 160 °C for 5 h). Comparing Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles with different particle sizes found that the smaller the nanoparticles, the larger the BET surface area, pore volume and pore diameter, resulting in more acid-base active sites through BET, SEM, TEM, NH 3 -/CO 2 -TPD and other characterizations. Moreover, a scaled-up CTH experiment of FAL and a stepwise reaction from xylose to FOL verified that the catalytic system has great industrial application prospects. A feasible flowchart of the chemical process from xylose to FOL was designed, which can realize the regeneration of biomass resources (xylose derived from corncob), the reuse and recycling of catalysts and solvents, and minimize the amount of solvents and pollutant emissions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]