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Bi‐Functional Magnesium Silicate Catalyzed Glucose and Furfural Transformations to Renewable Chemicals
Author(s) -
Kumar Abhinav,
Srivastava Rajendra
Publication year - 2020
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.202001470
Subject(s) - furfural , chemistry , catalysis , zeolite , methanol , fructose , silicate , pyridine , organic chemistry , refinery , adsorption , inorganic chemistry
The Cover Feature shows the selective conversion of glucose to fructose in ethanol, glucose to methyl lactate using methanol, and furfural to furfuryldeneacetone with isopropanol over Mg framework substituted MTW zeolite. Mg substitution in the zeolite framework has incorporated optimum Lewis acidity (Mg 2+ ) and basicity (O‐sites in Mg‐O‐Si linkage). In their Full Paper, A. Kumar and R. Srivastava determined the types and amount of acidity and basicity using pyridine adsorbed FT‐IR and temperature‐programmed desorption techniques and suggested the reaction pathways based on control reactions and detailed analysis using GC, GC‐MS, and HPLC. A simple and recyclable zeolite catalyst demonstrating the production of three important classes of chemicals derived from renewable glucose is highly demanding not only from the academic point of view, but also from the industrial perspective, especially in bio‐refinery. More information can be found in the Full Paper by A. Kumar and R. Srivastava.