Vapor phase hydrogenation of 2-methylfuran over noble and base metal catalysts.

Highlights: [•] Hydrogenation of 2-MF was performed over noble and base metal catalysts at various reaction conditions. [•] The Pd/C catalyst was highly active for the ring saturation at low reaction temperatures. [•] The base metal catalysts were active for both furan ring opening and saturation reactions. [•] 2-PN was the main hydrogenation product over all the catalysts at high reaction temperatures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]