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Cascade conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over Brønsted–Lewis bi-acidic SiO2–ZrO2 catalysts

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The control of acidic properties of a heterogeneous catalyst is one of the key features of biomass utilization technology for the production of chemical feedstock. In this study, Brønsted (B) and Lewis (L) acidic silica–zirconia (SZ) catalysts with controllable acidity were prepared using a simple hydrothermal method with a Si/(Si + Zr) molar ratio of 0.0–1.0, characterized by IR spectroscopy with adsorbed pyridine, and subsequently applied for the cascade conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF). The Brønsted acidity of the SZ catalysts increased proportionally with the concentration of silica in the catalyst. The optimum ratio of B/(B + L) was investigated to maximize the yield of 5-HMF, which is converted from the glucose via fructose by a cascade reaction. Both the glucose conversion and selectivity to 5-HMF reached their maxima at a B/(B + L) ratio of 0.4, which showed a typical volcano relationship.

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This work was supported by the Incheon National University Research Grant in 2019 and C1 Gas Refinery Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (2020M3D3A1A01028913).

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  1. Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Incheon National University, Incheon, 22012, Korea

    Hyejin An, Sungjoon Kweon, Jeong F. Kim & Min Bum Park

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, Chungbuk, Korea

    Young Woo Kim, Yeo Myeong Son & Chae-Ho Shin

  3. School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Korea

    Sung Bong Kang

  4. LOTTE Chemical Research Institute, Daejeon, 34110, Korea

    Hyung-Ki Min

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An, H., Kim, Y.W., Kweon, S. et al. Cascade conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over Brønsted–Lewis bi-acidic SiO2–ZrO2 catalysts. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 13, 11779–11787 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01978-w

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