Dataset of hydrotalcite-derived NiCo Alloy Catalyst for 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Reduction Amination

Its reductive amination product, 5-hydroxymethylfurfurylamine (HMFA), shows broad application prospects in the fields of biomedicine and polymer materials. In this study, a hydrotalcite-derived NiCo alloy catalyst was prepared via the solvothermal method.

XRD, TEM, and XPS characterizations indicated atomic-level lattice doping and electron transfer between Ni and Co metals, forming NiCo alloy phases. The Ni2Co1Al catalyst achieved excellent performance, up to 100% HMF conversion and an ultra-high HMFA yield of 98.7% in the reductive amination evaluation of HMF. The HMFA yield remained above 95% throughout four consecutive cyclic stability tests.