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Back Cover: Visible‐Light‐Controlled Oxidation of Glucose using Titania‐Supported Silver Photocatalysts (ChemCatChem 22/2016)
Author(s) -
Da Vià Luigi,
Recchi Carlo,
Davies Thomas E.,
Greeves Nicholas,
LopezSanchez Jose A.
Publication year - 2016
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.201601429
Subject(s) - gluconic acid , chemistry , photocatalysis , catalysis , monosaccharide , photochemistry , leaching (pedology) , degradation (telecommunications) , selectivity , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering , telecommunications , environmental science , computer science , soil science , soil water
The Cover shows the photocatalytic conversion of the renewable sugar glucose using visible light resulting in the formation of gluconic acid, arabinose, erythrose and glyceraldehyde. In their Full Paper, L. Da Vià et al. describe how plasmonic silver nanoparticles supported on titania are capable of valorising glucose to small chain monosaccharides and oxidation products with a selectivity of >98% at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. The reaction is proposed to proceed via a combination of an α‐scission and Ruff degradation mechanism. The catalyst was recycled with no loss in activity and was proven to be resistant to leaching. More information can be found in the Full Paper by L. Da Vià et al. on page 3475 in Issue 22, 2016 (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201600775).