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The Efficient Oxidation of Biomass-Derived 5-Hydroxymethyl Furfural to Produce 2,5-Diformylfuran Over Supported Cobalt Catalysts

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The catalytic synthesis of 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF) from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) attracts extensive attention in the research of biomass conversion. However, it is a challenge to achieve high conversion of HMF under mild conditions with a heterogeneous catalyst, which can be easily separated and recycled. Herein, we report a novel cobalt-based catalyst (CoxOy-N@TiO2) for the oxidation of HMF to DFF with 30 % aqueous tert-butyl hydroperoxide as the oxidant. A series of Co-based catalysts were prepared by a typical impregnation method, and detected by XRD, TEM and FT-IR techniques. Based on the experimental results of catalytic test, it is found that a 91 % conversion of HMF and 40 % selectivity of DFF was obtained with the CoxOy-N@TiO2 catalyst at 80 °C within 5 h. In addition, the CoxOy-N@TiO2 can be recycled up to five times without significant loss of activity.

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The efficient oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, a biomass-derived platform compound, to produce 2,5-diformylfuran is achieved using CoxOy-N@TiO2 catalyst under mild conditions.

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We are grateful for the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21336008) and Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students (No. 201410060054).

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    Liangmin Ning, Shengyun Liao, Yongfa Sun, Linhao Yu & Xinli Tong

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Electronic Supplementary Information (ESI) available: IR spectra of the supported CoxOy-N catalyst, full XPS spectrum of CoxOy-N@TiO2 catalyst, XPS analysis for the composition of CoxOy-N@TiO2 catalyst, the results of both GC–MS and GC analysis of the catalytic products can be found online version. See doi: 10.1039/x0xx00000x (DOCX 180 kb)

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Ning, L., Liao, S., Sun, Y. et al. The Efficient Oxidation of Biomass-Derived 5-Hydroxymethyl Furfural to Produce 2,5-Diformylfuran Over Supported Cobalt Catalysts. Waste Biomass Valor 9, 95–101 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-016-9724-9

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