Bifunctional SO4/ZrO2 catalysts for 5-hydroxymethylfufural (5-HMF) production from glucose

Abstract

The telescopic conversion of glucose to fructose and then 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), the latter a potential, bio-derived platform chemical feedstock, has been explored over a family of bifunctional sulfated zirconia catalysts possessing tuneable acid-base properties. Characterisation by acid-base titration, XPS, XRD and Raman reveal that submonolayer SO4 coverages offer the ideal balance of basic and Lewis-Brønsted acid sites required to respectively isomerise glucose to fructose, and subsequently dehydrate fructose to 5-HMF. A constant acid site normalised turnover frequency is observed for fructose dehydration to 5-HMF, confirming a common Brønsted acid site is responsible for this transformation. This journal is

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cy00409k
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering > Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI)
Additional Information: Funding: EPSRC (EP/K000616/1); MEL Chemicals for the supply of Zr(OH) 4; Royal Society for the award of an Industry Fellowship; EPSRC for a Leadership Fellowship (EP/G007594/2); Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (project CTQ2011-28216-C02-01). Electronic Supplementary Information: Porosimetry, tables of product data from catalytic reactions. See DOI: 10.1039/c3cy00409k
Publication ISSN: 2044-4761
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Date Deposited: 15 Sep 2014 19:22
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Published Date: 2014-02-01
Published Online Date: 2013-08-15
Authors: Osatiashtiani, Amin (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-1334-127X)
Lee, Adam F. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-2153-1391)
Brown, D. Robert
Melero, Juan A.
Morales, Gabriel
Wilson, Karen (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-4873-708X)

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