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Production of Levulinic Acid via Cellulose Conversion Over Metal Oxide-Loaded MOF Catalysts in Aqueous Medium

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In this study, Zr-MOF material (UiO-66) was modified with different metal oxides (CeO2, Ga2O3, and CoO) and employed in the conversion of cellulose to levulinic acid (LA) in aqueous medium. The research results showed that the introduction of the metal oxides increased the acid content of the catalysts, especially in medium-strong acid. The selectivity of LA was related to the type of metal oxide and the content of medium-strong acid. Due to the activity of Ga2O3 and more medium-strong acid, the yield of LA reaches a maximum yield of 32.0 mol% at 513 K for 360 min when Ga2O3-UiO-66 was employed as the catalysts. The combination of metal oxide and UiO-66 enables the reaction to proceed, providing a new direction for the conversion of cellulose to LA in the aqueous phase.

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In this study, Zr-MOFs material (UiO-66) was modified with different metal oxides (CeO2, Ga2O3, and CoO) and employed in the conversion of cellulose to levulinic acid in aqueous medium. The results indicated that the addition of metal oxides changes the acidity of UiO-66, which improves the catalytic activity. The selectivity of LA was related to the type of metal oxide and the content of medium-strong acid.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported financially by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51708252), “the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities” (No. 17lgpy71), National Science for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (No. 21425627), Guangdong Technology Research Center for Synthesis and Separation of Thermosensitive Chemicals (2015B090903061), and Science and Technology Innovation Teams Project of Huizhou (20131226121851953).

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  1. School of Food, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832000, Xinjiang, China

    Kaifeng Wang & Ya Liu

  2. Huizhou Research Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Huizhou, 516081, China

    Kaifeng Wang, Lina Fang & Hongbing Ji

  3. School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, Guangdong, China

    Wufeng Wu & Wanbin Li

  4. School of Environment, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposure and Health, and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, People’s Republic of China

    Wufeng Wu & Wanbin Li

  5. School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, 521041, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China

    Yu Chen

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Wang, K., Liu, Y., Wu, W. et al. Production of Levulinic Acid via Cellulose Conversion Over Metal Oxide-Loaded MOF Catalysts in Aqueous Medium. Catal Lett 150, 322–331 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-019-03023-y

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