title: Synergy of Lewis and Brønsted acids on catalytic hydrothermal decomposition of carbohydrates and corncob acid hydrolysis residues to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural.
abstract: 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is an important platform molecule in the synthesis of various chemicals and materials. Herein, we reported a simple and effective dehydration of glucose-based carbohydrates to HMF in a biphasic system containing cyclopentyl methyl ether as the organic phase and AlCl3with minute amounts of HCl as co-catalysts. The results showed that the mixed catalysts had a positive synergistic catalytic effect on glucose conversion to HMF compared with single AlCl3or HCl catalyst. For glucose, the highest HMF yield of 54.5% was achieved at 175 °C for 20 min. More importantly, the optimal catalytic system was so efficient that it achieved one of the highest reported yields of HMF (30.5%) directly from corncob acid hydrolysis residues. Thus, the catalytic system can become a promising route for effective utilization of biomass in future biorefineries.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
authors.forename: Liming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
authors.forename: Tian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Shandong Key Laboratory of Pulping and Papermaking Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, 250353, China.
authors.forename: Jiachuan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.|Shandong Key Laboratory of Pulping and Papermaking Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, 250353, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu