Bimetallic nanocatalysts for the conversion of muconic acid to adipic acid.
Adipic acid (2) production currently entails use and generation of environmentally harmful materials: an efficient catalyst, consisting of nanoparticles of Ru10Pt2 anchored within the pores of mesoporous silica, facilitates the production of (2) by hydrogenating muconic acid, that may be derived biocatalytically from D-glucose.
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John Meurig
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Davy Faraday Research Laboratory, Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London, U.K. W1X 4BS.
Raja
Robert
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Johnson
Brian F G
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O'Connell
Timothy J
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Sankar
Gopinathan
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Khimyak
Tetyana
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D000272:Adipates / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002384:Catalysis; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006865:Hydrogenation; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D036103:Nanotechnology; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D013011:Sorbic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
D000272:Adipates; C005939:muconic acid; D010984:Platinum; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; C029900:adipic acid; D012428:Ruthenium; D005947:Glucose; D013011:Sorbic Acid