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Catalytic Conversion of Glucose to 5-Hydroxymethyfurfural Over B2O3 Supported Solid Acids Catalysts

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A series of supported B2O3/ZrO2–Al2O3 (BZA) catalysts with different loading B2O3 were prepared and characterized by XRD, FT-IR, XPS, NH3-TPD, N2 adsorption–desorption and FT-IR (pyridine adsorption). These catalysts were applied for direct conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). An optimized HMF yield of 41.2% at a glucose conversion of 90.8% was obtained within 4 h at 150 °C over B2O3 (20 wt%)/ZrO2–Al2O3 (BZA-0.20). The best catalytic performance of BZA-0.20 was associated with the highest amount of total acid. The simultaneously bearing Lewis acid and Brønsted acid sites were more efficient for production of HMF from glucose.

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This work was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21373188 and 21243010), Nature Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (LY12B03001).

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    Bin Han, Peng Zhao, Rong He, Tinghua Wu & Ying Wu

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Han, B., Zhao, P., He, R. et al. Catalytic Conversion of Glucose to 5-Hydroxymethyfurfural Over B2O3 Supported Solid Acids Catalysts. Waste Biomass Valor 9, 2181–2190 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-017-9971-4

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