title: Catalytic hydrothermal conversion of carboxymethyl cellulose to value-added chemicals over metal-organic framework MIL-53(Al).
abstract: Catalytic hydrolysis of biomass over solid catalysts can be one of the most efficient pathways for a future sustainable society dependent on cellulose biomass. In this work metal-organic framework MIL-53(Al) without any functionalization was directly employed as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the hydrolysis of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) to 5-hydroxymethyl-furaldehyde (5-HMF) in aqueous phase. A 5-HMF molar yield of 40.3% and total reducing sugar (TRS) molar yield of 54.2% were obtained with water as single solvent at 473 K for 4 h. The catalyst could be reused three times without losing activity to a greater extent. With the remarkable advantages such as the use of water as single solvent and MIL-53(Al) as a novel heterogeneous green catalyst, the work provides a new platform for the production of value added chemicals and liquid fuels from biomass.
authors.affiliation: The Universities' Center for Photocatalytic Treatment of Pollutants in Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Sciences & Technology, Yunnan University, Cuihu North Road No. 2, Kunming 650091, PR China.
authors.forename: Guoli
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zi
authors.affiliation: The Universities' Center for Photocatalytic Treatment of Pollutants in Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Sciences & Technology, Yunnan University, Cuihu North Road No. 2, Kunming 650091, PR China. Electronic address: zhyyan@ynu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zhiying
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: The Universities' Center for Photocatalytic Treatment of Pollutants in Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Sciences & Technology, Yunnan University, Cuihu North Road No. 2, Kunming 650091, PR China.
authors.forename: Yangxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: The Universities' Center for Photocatalytic Treatment of Pollutants in Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Sciences & Technology, Yunnan University, Cuihu North Road No. 2, Kunming 650091, PR China.
authors.forename: Yongjuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: The Universities' Center for Photocatalytic Treatment of Pollutants in Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Sciences & Technology, Yunnan University, Cuihu North Road No. 2, Kunming 650091, PR China.
authors.forename: Yunlong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: The Universities' Center for Photocatalytic Treatment of Pollutants in Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Sciences & Technology, Yunnan University, Cuihu North Road No. 2, Kunming 650091, PR China.
authors.forename: Fagui
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: The Universities' Center for Photocatalytic Treatment of Pollutants in Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Sciences & Technology, Yunnan University, Cuihu North Road No. 2, Kunming 650091, PR China.
authors.forename: Wenyu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: The Universities' Center for Photocatalytic Treatment of Pollutants in Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Sciences & Technology, Yunnan University, Cuihu North Road No. 2, Kunming 650091, PR China.
authors.forename: Yanmei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: The Universities' Center for Photocatalytic Treatment of Pollutants in Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Sciences & Technology, Yunnan University, Cuihu North Road No. 2, Kunming 650091, PR China. Electronic address: jqwang@ynu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jiaqiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000737:chemistry*; D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D005662:Furaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D006868:Hydrolysis; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C008046:5-hydroxymethylfurfural; D000535:Aluminum; D005662:Furaldehyde; D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium
keywords: 5-Hydroxymethyl-furaldehyde; Biomass conversion; Carboxymethyl cellulose; MIL-53(Al); Metal–organic framework