One-pot synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from glucose using bifunctional [Sn,Al]-Beta catalysts

  • Liang Li
  • , Jianghong Ding
  • , Jin Gang Jiang
  • , Zhiguo Zhu
  • , Peng Wu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The one-pot synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) from glucose was investigated, using [Sn,Al]-Beta catalysts prepared by a combination of partial dealumination and isomorphous substitution of Sn into the zeolite framework. The amount of Al in [Sn,Al]-Beta was adjusted by changing the concentration and acid treatment time, and the Sn content was varied by changing the SnCl4 vapor treatment time. [Sn,Al]-Beta contains framework Al-related Brönsted acid sites and tetrahedral Sn-related Lewis acid sites, and is therefore a bifunctional solid acid catalyst. The reaction parameters for the [Sn,Al]-Beta-catalyzed one-pot conversion of glucose to 5-HMF were optimized. [Sn,Al]-Beta with a suitable Sn/Al molar ratio gave a glucose conversion of 60.0% and 5-HMF selectivity of 62.1%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)820-828
Number of pages9
JournalChinese Journal of Catalysis
Volume36
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jun 2015

Keywords

  • Aldose-Ketose Isomerization
  • Bifunctional Catalysis
  • Biomass
  • Hydroxymethyl furfural
  • Isomorphous substitution
  • [Sn,Al]-Beta

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