title: Selective catalytic production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from glucose by adjusting catalyst wettability.
abstract: The development of highly-efficient catalysts for conversion of glucose and fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is of great importance. In this work, theoretical simulations form the basis for rational design and synthesis of a superhydrophobic mesoporous acid, that can completely prevent HMF hydration, giving HMF as sole product from full conversion of fructose. Interestingly, the combined superhydrophobic solid acid and superhydrophilic solid base catalysts are very efficient for one-pot conversion of glucose to HMF, giving a yield as high as 95.4 %. The excellent catalytic data in the conversion of glucose to HMF is attributed to the unique wettabilities of the solid acid and base catalysts.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028 (PR China).
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fujian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Anmin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Longfeng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Xiangju
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Feng-Shou
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D005662:Furaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D005947:Glucose / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D017155:Wettability
chemical_list: C008046:5-hydroxymethylfurfural; D005662:Furaldehyde; D005947:Glucose
keywords: 5-hydroxymethylfurfural; biomass; fructose; glucose; superhydrophilic base