Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 286, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.119862
Keywords
Glucose; Artificial zeolite; Xylose; Arabinose; Formic acid
Funding
- Program for National Natural Science Foundation of China [21978104, 22008079]
- Science and Technology Basic Resources Investigation Program of China [2019FY100903]
- Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation [2019A1515011654]
- Guangdong Program for Support of Top-notch Young Professionals [2016TQ03Z585]
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering [2020ZR04]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of SCUT, China [2019PY17, 2019PY13]
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Efficient conversion of glucose to pentose (xylose and arabinose) and formic acid was achieved using non-toxic artificial zeolite and green solvent of gamma-butyrolactone-H2O. The selective conversion of glucose to desired products was regulated by controlling Bronsted acid strength, offering a new approach to utilize glucose for expanding the varieties of platform chemicals.
The efficient production of xylose and arabinose from glucose, is significant but technologically challenging. Herein, the conversion of glucose to pentose (xylose and arabinose) and formic acid was realized using non-toxic artificial zeolite and green solvent of gamma-butyrolactone-H2O. The selective conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, pentose and furfural could be regulated by controlling Bronsted acid strength. The weak Bronsted acid could promote the formation of pentose, while strong Bronsted acid could lead to the formation of HMF and further degradation of pentose to furfural. The mechanism was investigated spectroscopically to add fundamental insights to the selective C1-C2 bond cleavage. The solvent of gamma-butyrolactone-H2O reduced apparent activation energy by promoting the formation of active D-fructofuranose. The favorable yield reached to 54.3 % pentose and 54.7 % formic acid from glucose, while 95.6 % pentose and 96.8 % formic acid from fructose at 453 K for 1.5 h. This strategy offered a new utilization way of glucose in expanding the varieties of platform chemicals.
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