Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Anatase as a Bifunctional Catalyst for Enhanced Production of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural from Glucose in Water

Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Anatase as a Bifunctional Catalyst for Enhanced Production of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural from Glucose in Water

Hybrid organic–inorganic anatase (hybrid‐TiO2) is prepared by a facile hydrothermal synthesis method employing citric acid. The synthetic approach results in a high surface‐area nanocrystalline anatase polymorph of TiO2. The uncalcined hybrid‐TiO2 is directly studied as a catalyst for the conversion...

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Published in:ChemSusChem Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 872 - 880
Main Authors: Lanziano, Carlos A. S., Moya, Silvia F., Barrett, Dean. H., Teixeira‐Neto, Erico, Guirardello, Reginaldo, de Souto da Silva, Felipe, Rinaldi, Roberto, Rodella, Cristiane B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 09-03-2018
Subjects:
Acid resistance
Acids
Anatase
biomass conversion
Catalysis
Catalysts
Citric acid
Citric Acid - chemistry
Conversion
Energy consumption
Fructose
Furaldehyde - analogs & derivatives
Furaldehyde - chemical synthesis
Glucose
Glucose - chemistry
heterogeneous catalysis
Hydrothermal crystal growth
hydrothermal synthesis
Hydroxymethylfurfural
Lewis acid
Lewis acids
Lewis Acids - chemistry
Nanoparticles - chemistry
Recycling
Sugar
Synthesis
titania
Titanium - chemistry
Titanium oxides
Water - chemistry
Water resistance
Lewis acids
biomass conversion
heterogeneous catalysis
hydrothermal synthesis
titania
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Summary:Hybrid organic–inorganic anatase (hybrid‐TiO2) is prepared by a facile hydrothermal synthesis method employing citric acid. The synthetic approach results in a high surface‐area nanocrystalline anatase polymorph of TiO2. The uncalcined hybrid‐TiO2 is directly studied as a catalyst for the conversion of glucose into 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). In the presence of the hybrid‐TiO2, HMF yields up to 45 % at glucose conversions up to 75 % were achieved in water at 130 °C in a monophasic batch reactor. As identified by Ti K‐edge XANES, hybrid‐TiO2 contains a large fraction of fivefold coordinatively unsaturated TiIV sites, which act as the Lewis acid catalyst for the conversion of glucose into fructose. As citric acid is anchored in the structure of hybrid‐TiO2, carboxylate groups seem to catalyze the sequential conversion of fructose into HMF. The fate of citric acid bound to anatase and the TiIV Lewis acid sites throughout recycling experiments is also investigated. In a broader context, this contribution outlines the importance of hydrothermal synthesis for the creation of water‐resistant Lewis acid sites for the conversion of sugars. Importantly, the use of the hybrid‐TiO2 with no calcination step contributes to dramatically decreasing the energy consumption in the catalyst preparation. With lemon please! Citric acid was employed in a facile hydrothermal synthesis method for the production of a hybrid organic–inorganic anatase. This material was studied as a catalyst for the conversion of glucose into 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural. Yields up to 45 % at glucose conversions up to 75 % were achieved in water at 130 °C in a monophasic batch reactor.
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ISSN:1864-5631
1864-564X
DOI:10.1002/cssc.201702354