Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 23, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules23112792
Keywords
5-hydroxymethyl furfural; spray-freeze drying; photocatalysis; TiO2; microemulsion
Funding
- SINCHEM Grant
- Toso Montanari Foundation (Bologna, Italy)
- SINCHEM is a Joint Doctorate program selected under the Erasmus Mundus Action 1 Programme of the European Union [FPA 2013-0037]
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In this study, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) oxidation was carried out via both the catalytic and the photocatalytic approach. Special attention was devoted to the preparation of the TiO2-based catalysts, since this oxide has been widely used for catalytic and photocatalytic application in alcohol oxidation reactions. Thus, in the catalytic process, the colloidal heterocoagulation of very stable sols, followed by the spray-freeze-drying (SFD) approach, was successfully applied for the preparation of nanostructured porous TiO2-SiO2 mixed-oxides with high surface areas. The versatility of the process made it possible to encapsulate Pt particles and use this material in the liquid-phase oxidation of HMF. The photocatalytic activity of a commercial titania and a homemade oxide prepared with the microemulsion technique was then compared. The influence of gold, base addition, and oxygen content on product distribution in the photocatalytic process was evaluated.
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