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One‐Pot Conversion of Sugar and Sugar Polyols to n ‐Alkanes without CC Dissociation over the Ir‐ReO x /SiO 2 Catalyst Combined with H‐ZSM‐5
Author(s) -
Chen Kaiyou,
Tamura Masazumi,
Yuan Zhenle,
Nakagawa Yoshinao,
Tomishige Keiichi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201200940
Subject(s) - chemistry , catalysis , hydrogenolysis , dodecane , xylitol , alkane , hexane , sorbitol , pentane , organic chemistry , aqueous solution , sugar , nuclear chemistry , fermentation
High (≥95 % C) yields of n ‐hexane and n ‐pentane were obtained by hydrogenolysis of aqueous sorbitol and xylitol, respectively, at 413–443 K by using the Ir‐ReO x /SiO 2 catalyst combined with H‐ZSM‐5 as a cocatalyst and n ‐dodecane as a cosolvent. The direct production of n ‐hexane from glucose or cellobiose can be achieved by using the same system. The catalyst can be reused simply by the removal of the n ‐dodecane phase, which contains the product alkane, and the addition of fresh n ‐dodecane and substrate.