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Inside Cover: Efficient and Selective Oxidation of D ‐Glucose into Gluconic acid under Low‐Frequency Ultrasonic Irradiation (ChemCatChem 12/2014)
Author(s) -
Rinsant Damien,
Chatel Gregory,
Jérôme François
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201490069
Subject(s) - gluconic acid , hydrogen peroxide , catalysis , chemistry , radical , aqueous solution , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry
The inside cover picture shows how the eco‐friendly combination of an iron salt as catalyst, aqueous hydrogen peroxide as oxidant, and ultrasound as activation method leads to the selective oxidation of D ‐glucose into gluconic acid. Indeed, gluconic acid is an attractive target for industry, essentially produced through biotechnological processes. D. Rinsant, G. Chatel, and F. Jérôme demonstrated a sono‐Fenton effect and estimated the production of HO⋅ radicals involved in the oxidation reaction. This work is an example of great opportunities that the sonochemical activation can offer in catalysis, involving eco‐efficient processes. The article highlighted by this cover can be found on p. 3355 ff. of Issue 12, 2014.