An efficient and reusable "hairy" particle acid catalyst for the synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from dehydration of fructose in water.
Poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid) brush-grafted silica particles, synthesized by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization, were employed as a reusable acid catalyst for dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in water. The particles exhibited a high activity with the HMF yield of up to 31%, in contrast to 26% from the corresponding free homopolymer catalyst.
Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P.R. China. ylguo@ecust.edu.cn.
Chengcheng
C
Tian
Chunhui
C
Bao
Andrew
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Binder
Zhenqian
Z
Zhu
Bin
B
Hu
Yanglong
Y
Guo
Bin
B
Zhao
Sheng
S
Dai
D002384:Catalysis; D005632:Fructose / Q000737:chemistry*; D005662:Furaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D013451:Sulfonic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
D011108:Polymers; D013451:Sulfonic Acids; D014867:Water; D005632:Fructose; C008046:5-hydroxymethylfurfural; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D005662:Furaldehyde; C077114:styrenesulfonic acid polymer