title: Chemical transformations of glucose to value added products using Cu-based catalytic systems.
abstract: Cu nanoparticles have been supported by two types of aluminosilicate materials with and without Zn in their composition in view of their application in the microwave-assisted conversion of glucose to valuable products via tandem formic acid-promoted dehydration (to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural--HMF) and further selective hydrogenation to 5-methylfurfuryl alcohol (MFA). Results show that interesting selectivities (up to 60% to MFA or HMF) could be achieved after short times of reaction (typically 2-30 min) using Cu-containing nanomaterials. Zn was found to play an interesting role in the selectivity to reduced products, even if present in very small quantities (0.2 wt%).
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Córdoba, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, E-14014, Córdoba, Spain.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yepez
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pineda
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Antonio A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luque
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D005662:Furaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry; D005947:Glucose / Q000737:chemistry*; D006865:Hydrogenation; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D008872:Microwaves; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005663:Furans; C008445:methylfurfuryl alcohol; C008046:5-hydroxymethylfurfural; D003300:Copper; D005662:Furaldehyde; D005947:Glucose; D015032:Zinc