- PROCESSES FOR PREPARING ALDARIC, ALDONIC, AND URONIC ACIDS
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Various processes for preparing aldaric acids, aldonic acids, uronic acids, and/or lactone(s) thereof are described. For example, processes for preparing a C2-C7 aldaric acid and/or lactone(s) thereof by the catalytic oxidation of a C2-C7 aldonic acid and/or lactone(s) thereof and/or a C2-C7 aldose are described.
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Paragraph 0087-0091; 00100-00102
(2021/05/29)
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- Efficient Catalysts for the Green Synthesis of Adipic Acid from Biomass
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Green synthesis of adipic acid from renewable biomass is a very attractive goal of sustainable chemistry. Herein, we report efficient catalysts for a two-step transformation of cellulose-derived glucose into adipic acid via glucaric acid. Carbon nanotube-supported platinum nanoparticles are found to work efficiently for the oxidation of glucose to glucaric acid. An activated carbon-supported bifunctional catalyst composed of rhenium oxide and palladium is discovered to be powerful for the removal of four hydroxyl groups in glucaric acid, affording adipic acid with a 99 % yield. Rhenium oxide functions for the deoxygenation but is less efficient for four hydroxyl group removal. The co-presence of palladium not only catalyzes the hydrogenation of olefin intermediates but also synergistically facilitates the deoxygenation. This work presents a green route for adipic acid synthesis and offers a bifunctional-catalysis strategy for efficient deoxygenation.
- Deng, Weiping,Yan, Longfei,Wang, Binju,Zhang, Qihui,Song, Haiyan,Wang, Shanshan,Zhang, Qinghong,Wang, Ye
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p. 4712 - 4719
(2021/01/20)
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- Catalytic oxidation of cellobiose over TiO2 supported gold-based bimetallic nanoparticles
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A series of Au-M (M = Cu, Co, Ru and Pd) bimetallic catalysts were supported on TiO2via a deposition-precipitation (DP) method, using urea as a precipitating agent. The resulting catalysts were employed in the catalytic oxidation of cellobiose to gluconic acid and the properties of these catalysts were carefully examined using various characterization techniques. Cu-Au/TiO2 and Ru-Au/TiO2 catalysts demonstrated excellent catalytic activities in the oxidation of cellobiose to gluconic acid, though with contrasting reaction mechanisms. Complete conversion of cellobiose (100%) with a gluconic acid selectivity of 88.5% at 145 °C within 3 h was observed for reactions performed over Cu-Au/TiO2; whereas, a conversion of 98.3% with a gluconic acid selectivity of 86. 9% at 145°C within 9 h was observed for reactions performed over Ru-Au/TiO2. A reaction pathway was proposed based on the distribution of reaction products and kinetic data. It is suggested that cellobiose is converted to cellobionic acid (4-O-beta-d-glucopyranosyl-d-gluconic acid) and then gluconic acid is formed through the cleavage of the β-1,4 glycosidic bond in cellobionic acid over Cu-Au/TiO2 catalysts. On the other hand, for reactions over the Ru-Au/TiO2 catalyst, glucose was observed as the reaction intermediate and gluconic acid was formed as a result of glucose oxidation. For reactions over Co-Au/TiO2 and Pd-Au/TiO2 catalysts, fructose was observed as the reaction intermediate, along with small amounts of glucose. Co and Pd remarkably promoted the successive retro-aldol condensation reactions of fructose to glycolic acid, instead of the selective oxidation to gluconic acid. This journal is
- Amaniampong, Prince Nana,Jia, Xinli,Wang, Bo,Mushrif, Samir H.,Borgna, Armando,Yang, Yanhui
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p. 2393 - 2405
(2015/04/14)
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