Niobic acid nanoparticle catalysts for the aqueous phase transformation of glucose and fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

  • Mariano Tapia Reche
  • , Amin Osatiashtiani
  • , Lee J. Durndell
  • , Mark A. Isaacs
  • , Ângela Silva
  • , Adam F. Lee
  • , Karen Wilson*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The first catalytic application of a nanoparticulate niobia solid acid prepared from a high area peroxo niobic acid sol, and its SBA-15 supported analogue, is demonstrated for the heterogeneously catalysed aqueous phase conversion of glucose and fructose to 5-HMF.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7334-7341
Number of pages0
JournalCatalysis Science & Technology
Volume6
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 2016

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