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Synergistic Effect of Metal Chloride for the Generation of HMF From Cellulose

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The conversion of biomass energy sources is a crucial direction in the transformation of energy resources, such as cellulose to high-value chemicals. As an important platform compound, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is one of the worthwhile products from biomass. Previously, the use of Hf/ZSM-5 catalyst demonstrated excellent catalytic performance, with the yield of HMF reaching 67.50% under optimal reaction conditions (120 min, 190 °C, H2O(NaCl)/THF). Based on the previous work, the effect of a series of metal salts on the preparation of HMF from cellulose catalyzed by Hf/ZSM-5 catalyst was investigated in this paper. This result demonstrates the addition of AlCl3 promoted the production of HMF yield and AlCl3 completed with excellent performance among five metal salts. Moreover, the yield of HMF was improved to 70.95% by adjusting the optimal reaction conditions.

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This work was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2019YFB1504003)

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    Lingling Xu, Xiaomei Pan, Ningxin Wu, Lijing Gao & Guomin Xiao

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Xu, L., Pan, X., Wu, N. et al. Synergistic Effect of Metal Chloride for the Generation of HMF From Cellulose. Catal Lett 154, 674–684 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-023-04320-3

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