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Catalytic Conversion of Glucose into 5-HMF using Bi-functional Solid Acid Catalyst
In this project, we are going to achieve high yield and selectivity of 5-HMFin moderate operating conditions by synthesis of novel Silica-supported catalysts with various functionalization using different metallic compounds (e.g. Nb, Al, Zr, Cu) and acids (e.g. H2SO4, H3PO4) to form Lewis and Bronsted acid sites that can respectively carry glucose isomerization to fructose followed by subsequent fructose dehydration to 5-HMF in biphasic THF/H2O-NaCl solvent.
Faculty Supervisor:
Charles Chunbao Xu
Student:
Partner:
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Discipline:
Engineering
Sector:
Education
University:
Western University
Program:
Globalink Research Award
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