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Graphene Oxide Catalyzed Dehydration of Fructose into 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural with Isopropanol as Cosolvent
Author(s) -
Wang Hongliang,
Kong Qingqiang,
Wang Yingxiong,
Deng Tiansheng,
Chen Chengmeng,
Hou Xianglin,
Zhu Yulei
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201301067
Subject(s) - chemistry , oxide , graphene , catalysis , yield (engineering) , carbon fibers , dehydration , solvent , organic chemistry , hydroxymethylfurfural , green chemistry , chemical engineering , furfural , reaction mechanism , materials science , composite number , biochemistry , engineering , metallurgy , composite material
The design of green heterogeneous catalysts for the efficient conversion of biomass into platform molecules is a key aim of sustainable chemistry. Graphene oxide prepared from Hummers oxidation of graphite was proven to be a green and efficient carbocatalyst for the dehydration of fructose into 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in some three‐carbon and four‐carbon alcohol mediated solvent systems. HMF was obtained in up to 87 % yield in 90 vol % isopropanol‐mediated DMSO solvent. Some control experiments and analytical data showed that a small number of sulfonic groups and abundance of oxygen‐containing groups (alcohols, epoxides, carboxylates) have an important synergic effect in maintaining the high performance of graphene oxide.