Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2025, Vol. 70: 115-141.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(24)60238-X

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Heterogeneous Co-based catalytic systems for alkene hydroformylation

Chao-an Lianga, Bo Zenga, Baolin Fengb, Huibing Shib, Fengqi Zhangb, Jianhua Liua, Lin Hea,*(), Yuxiao Dinga,*(), Chungu Xiaa   

  1. aState Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Catalysis and Carbon Dioxide Utilization, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou730000, Gansu, China
    bShandong Chambroad Petrochemicals Co., Ltd, Binzhou256500, Shangdong, China
  • Received:2024-10-22 Accepted:2024-12-29 Online:2025-03-18 Published:2025-03-20
  • Contact: * E-mail: helin@licp.cas.cn (L. He),yuxiaoding@licp.cas.cn (Y. Ding).
  • About author:Lin He (Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science) received her B.S degree in Chemistry at Lanzhou University in 2005. She earned her PhD at Fudan University under the supervision of Yong Cao in 2013. Then, she joined Matthias Beller’s group at LIKAT as a postdoctoral fellow. Since autumn 2016, she went back to Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and started her independent research. Her current research is focused on applied catalysis for carbonylation. She has published more than 60 papers in Science, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. and etc.
    Yuxiao Ding (Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science) received his Ph.D. degree from Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2015. Afterwards, he joined Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (Germany) as a postdoctoral researcher. Since the end of 2021, he has been working as an independent principal investigator in the State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis & Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests mainly focus on carbon surface chemistry, carbon related thermal/electrochemical catalysis/conversion and alkene conversion.
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(22202217);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22072166);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22472182);Department of Science &Technology of Shandong Province for their assistance(2023CXGC010607)

Abstract:

Hydroformylation of olefins is one of the highest-volume industrial reactions to meet the vast demands for aldehydes as well as their derivatives. Homogeneous Co complexes were the original catalysts industrialized since 1960s. Heterogeneous catalysis is considered superior owing to the facile separation of catalysts from products, shorter technical process, and reduced manufacturing costs. Unexpectedly, there has not been a single case of plant using heterogenized Co-based catalyst successfully. To address the separation issue and understand the catalytic mechanism of the reactions, this review summarizes the progress in heterogeneous systems and provides a detailed discussion of their catalytic performance. Strategies for stabilizing Co species through support modification and additive incorporation are carefully considered to elucidate why heterogeneous systems have not yet succeeded on an industrial scale. Furthermore, we provide our insights for the development of heterogeneous catalytic hydroformylation, including the challenges, opportunities, and outlooks. The aim is to deepen the fundamental understanding of heterogeneous alkene hydroformylation, guiding the community's research efforts towards realizing its successful application in the future.

Key words: Cobalt catalysts, Alkene hydroformylation, Heterogeneous catalysis, Aldehyde derivatives, Cobalt stabilization