Platinum-catalyzed aqueous-phase hydrogenation of D-glucose to D-sorbitol

Abstract

Aqueous-phase hydrogenation of d-glucose to d-sorbitol was systematically investigated over silica-supported Pt nanoparticles to elucidate structure–reactivity relations and mechanistic insight. d-Glucose hydrogenation over large Pt particles competes with its isomerization to d-fructose over low-coordination (electron-deficient) Pt sites; d-sorbitol production by the former process was structure insensitive for nanoparticles spanning 3–17 nm, whereas isomerization was favored by smaller particles, with both pathways independent of the choice of fumed silica or mesoporous SBA-15 support. While d-fructose was readily hydrogenated to d-mannitol under the same reaction conditions, the latter underwent minimal isomerization to d-sorbitol, which is, therefore, a direct product of d-glucose ring opening and subsequent hydrogenation of the aldose conformer. d-Sorbitol production was favored by low d-glucose concentrations (<10 wt %), high H2 pressures (>40 bar), and low reaction temperatures (<140 °C), which suppressed undesired polymerization side reactions.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b02369
Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000191
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: This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium,provided the author and source are cited. Funding: EPSRC EP/K014749/1, EP/K014706/1; British Council
Publication ISSN: 2155-5435
Last Modified: 25 Mar 2024 08:20
Date Deposited: 25 Jan 2017 11:10
PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2016-09-26
Accepted Date: 2016-09-22
Submitted Date: 2016-08-18
Authors: Zhang, Xingguang
Durndell, Lee J.
Isaacs, Mark A.
Parlett, Christopher M.A. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-3651-7314)
Lee, Adam F. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-2153-1391)
Wilson, Karen (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-4873-708X)

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