Raman Spectroscopy Applied to Monitor Furfural Liquid-Phase Oxidation Catalyzed by Supported Gold Nanoparticles.

ABSTRACT: In this paper, Raman spectroscopy is used as a tool to study the mechanism of furfural oxidation using H₂O₂ as a reagent on gold nanoparticles (NPs) supported on hydrotalcites (HTs). This reaction was repeated, under the same conditions, but with different reaction times in a parallel multireactor system. The reaction media were analyzed using a macro device associated with a multipass cell permitting us to enhance the Raman signal by reflecting the laser beam 3 times. The Raman spectra showed the conversion of furfural to furoic acid without any chemical intermediates, thus privileging a direct pathway. Combining the results of the catalytic tests with those of the Raman study, the mechanism of furfural oxidation to furoic acid using gold NPs supported on HTs is prop

SUBMITTER: Thuriot-Roukos J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7315432 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature