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Cover Feature: Exceptionally Efficient and Recyclable Heterogeneous Metal–Organic Framework Catalyst for Glucose Isomerization in Water (ChemCatChem 4/2018)
Author(s) -
Oozeerally Ryan,
Burnett David L.,
Chamberlain Thomas W.,
Walton Richard I.,
Degirmenci Volkan
Publication year - 2018
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.201800174
Subject(s) - catalysis , furfural , metal organic framework , chemistry , isomerization , lewis acids and bases , heterogeneous catalysis , fructose , 5 hydroxymethylfurfural , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , adsorption , engineering
The Cover Feature shows the conversion of glucose into fructose and 5‐hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) over a metal‐organic framework (MOF) catalyst (UiO‐66‐MSBDC). In their Communication, R. Oozeerally et al. show that an inorganic–organic hybrid solid with Lewis and Brønsted acid sites is an efficient catalyst for the conversion of glucose into fructose and 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural. The catalyst operates in water at little over 100 °C, providing benign conditions with non‐toxic reagents. It is synthesized from a readily available and inexpensive organic ligand (terephthalate) in a few hours in a solution process. The catalyst is recyclable and offers a realistic solution for the glucose conversion for scale‐up and industrial application of biomass utilization.