A series of metal-Al_(2)O_(3)catalysts were prepared simply by the conventional impregnation with Al_(2)O_(3)and metal chlorides,which were applied to the dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF).An agr...A series of metal-Al_(2)O_(3)catalysts were prepared simply by the conventional impregnation with Al_(2)O_(3)and metal chlorides,which were applied to the dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF).An agreeable HMF yield of 93.1%was achieved from fructose at mild conditions(100℃and 40 min)when employing Cr(III)-Al_(2)O_(3)as catalyst in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride([Bmim]Cl).The Cr(III)-Al_(2)O_(3)catalyst was characterized via XRD,DRS and Raman spectra and the results clarified the interaction between the Cr(III)and the alumina support.Meanwhile,the reaction solvents([Bmim]Cl)collected after 1st reaction run and 5th reaction run were analyzed by ICP-OES and LC-ITMS and the results confirmed that no Cr(III)ion was dropped off from the alumina support dur-ing the fructose dehydration.Notably,Cr(III)-Al_(2)O_(3)catalyst had an excellent catalytic performance for glucose and sucrose and the HMF yields were reached to 73.7%and 84.1%at 120℃for 60 min,respectively.Furthermore,the system of Cr(III)-Al_(2)O_(3)and[Bmim]Cl exhibited a constant stability and activity at 100℃for 40 min and a fa-vorable HMF yield was maintained after ten recycles.展开更多
基金The authors thank the financial support for this study by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21106057 and 21376111)Society Devel-opment Fund of Zhenjiang(SH2012009)Advanced Talents of Jiangsu University(10JDG143).
文摘A series of metal-Al_(2)O_(3)catalysts were prepared simply by the conventional impregnation with Al_(2)O_(3)and metal chlorides,which were applied to the dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF).An agreeable HMF yield of 93.1%was achieved from fructose at mild conditions(100℃and 40 min)when employing Cr(III)-Al_(2)O_(3)as catalyst in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride([Bmim]Cl).The Cr(III)-Al_(2)O_(3)catalyst was characterized via XRD,DRS and Raman spectra and the results clarified the interaction between the Cr(III)and the alumina support.Meanwhile,the reaction solvents([Bmim]Cl)collected after 1st reaction run and 5th reaction run were analyzed by ICP-OES and LC-ITMS and the results confirmed that no Cr(III)ion was dropped off from the alumina support dur-ing the fructose dehydration.Notably,Cr(III)-Al_(2)O_(3)catalyst had an excellent catalytic performance for glucose and sucrose and the HMF yields were reached to 73.7%and 84.1%at 120℃for 60 min,respectively.Furthermore,the system of Cr(III)-Al_(2)O_(3)and[Bmim]Cl exhibited a constant stability and activity at 100℃for 40 min and a fa-vorable HMF yield was maintained after ten recycles.
