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Conversion of Cellulose into Sorbitol over Carbon Nanotube-Supported Ruthenium Catalyst

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Cellulose samples with different crystallinities (33–85%) were prepared by treating a commercial cellulose (crystalline, 85%) with phosphoric acid under different conditions. Supported Fe, Co, Ni, Pd, Pt, Rh, Ru, Ir, Ag, and Au catalysts were examined for the conversion of cellulose with a crystallinity of 33% in water medium in the presence of hydrogen, and Ru was found to be the most effective catalyst for the formation of sorbitol. We demonstrated that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were the most efficient support of Ru for cellulose conversion, and the mean size of Ru nanoparticles over CNT was ~8.8 nm. NH3-TPD and H2-TPD characterizations suggest that plenty of acid sites and unique hydrogen species over the Ru/CNT are important for sorbitol formation through hydrolysis and hydrogenation of cellulose. A 40% yield of hexitols (including 36% of sorbitol) could be achieved over the Ru/CNT catalyst for the conversion of the commercial cellulose (crystalline, 85%), and this yield was the highest one reported to date for the direct conversion of cellulose into sugar alcohols.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 20625310, 20773099 and 20873110), the National Basic Program of China (2010CB732303 and 2005CB221408), and the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Fujian Province (to Q.Z.). We thank Profs. H. B. Zhang and G. D. Lin for providing CNT.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, China

    Weiping Deng, Xuesong Tan, Wenhao Fang, Qinghong Zhang & Ye Wang

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Deng, W., Tan, X., Fang, W. et al. Conversion of Cellulose into Sorbitol over Carbon Nanotube-Supported Ruthenium Catalyst. Catal Lett 133, 167–174 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-009-0136-3

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