Efficient conversion of fructose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over WO3/reduced graphene oxide catalysts

Huatao Han; Hongyan Zhao; Yang Liu; Zhuofei Li; Jinyi Song; Wenyi Chu; Zhizhong Sun

doi:10.1039/C6RA26309G

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Efficient conversion of fructose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over WO₃/reduced graphene oxide catalysts†

Huatao Han,^a Hongyan Zhao,^a Yang Liu,^a Zhuofei Li,^a Jinyi Song,^a Wenyi Chu

*^a and Zhizhong Sun*^a

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^a School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
E-mail: wenyichu@hlju.edu.cn, sunzz@hlju.edu.cn

Abstract

A sustainable and efficient catalyst for converting carbohydrates to a renewable platform chemical 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is the goal in the study of biomass recycling. Reduced graphene oxide-supported tungsten trioxide (WO₃/RGO) as an acidic catalyst was synthesized through a one-step hydrothermal method, characterized via TEM, XPS, XRD and Raman spectroscopy and applied to the conversion of fructose to HMF. The WO₃/RGO catalyst showed a highly efficient catalytic activity, and the yield of HMF could reach up to 84.2% with complete conversion of fructose. The catalyst could be reused five times with a slight decrease in activity. Further study indicated that WO₃/RGO could also catalyze the conversion of cellulose, glucose and sucrose to HMF.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA26309G
Article type: Paper
Submitted: 04 Nov 2016
Accepted: 16 Dec 2016
First published: 13 Jan 2017
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RSC Adv., 2017,7, 3790-3795

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Efficient conversion of fructose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over WO₃/reduced graphene oxide catalysts

H. Han, H. Zhao, Y. Liu, Z. Li, J. Song, W. Chu and Z. Sun, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 3790 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA26309G

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