Tuning Bronsted and Lewis acidity on phosphated titanium dioxides for efficient conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural.

ABSTRACT: 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) derived from cellulosic sugars has become increasingly important as a platform chemical for the biorefinery industry because of its versatility in the conversion to other chemicals. Although HMF can be produced in high yield from fructose dehydration, fructose is rather expensive because it requires multiple processing steps. On the other hand, HMF can be produced directly from highly abundant glucose, which could reduce time and cost. However, an effective and multifunctional catalyst is needed to selectively promote the glucose-to-HMF reaction. In this work, we report a bifunctional phosphated titanium dioxide as an efficient catalyst for such a reaction. The best catalyst exhibits excellent catalytic performance for the glucose conversion to HMF with 72% yi

SUBMITTER: Songtawee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9040646 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature