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Inside Cover: Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Biomass Conversion: The Base‐Free Aerobic Oxidation of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5‐Furandicarboxylic Acid over Platinum Supported on a Carbon Nanotube Catalyst (ChemCatChem 18/2015)
Author(s) -
Zhou Chunmei,
Deng Weiping,
Wan Xiaoyue,
Zhang Qinghong,
Yang Yanhui,
Wang Ye
Publication year - 2015
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.201500957
Subject(s) - catalysis , carbon nanotube , platinum , chemistry , carbon fibers , 5 hydroxymethylfurfural , biomass (ecology) , organic chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , composite number , composite material , oceanography , geology
The Cover shows the promising utilization of functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for the transformation of biomass into building‐block chemicals. In their Full Paper, W. Deng, Y. Yang, Y. Wang, and co‐workers demonstrate that a functionalized CNT‐supported Pt catalyst is highly efficient and stable for the aerobic oxidation of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) into 2,5‐furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), in water without any base additives. It has been clarified that the oxygen‐containing functional groups, in particular carbonyl/quinone and/or phenol groups, on CNT surfaces play crucial roles in FDCA formation. More details can be found in the Full Paper by Zhou et al. on page 2853 in Issue 18, 2015 (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201500352 ).