Osatiashtiani, Amin, Lee, Adam F., Brown, D. Robert, Melero, Juan A., Morales, Gabriel and Wilson, Karen (2014). Bifunctional SO4/ZrO2 catalysts for 5-hydroxymethylfufural (5-HMF) production from glucose. Catalysis Science and Technology, 4 (2), pp. 333-342.
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 |
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| 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
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Lee, Adam F. (
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Brown, D. Robert Melero, Juan A. Morales, Gabriel Wilson, Karen (
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