Ge, T.; Liu, X.; Tang, J.; Liu, C.; Huang, J. Effect of Support on Oxidative Esterification of 2,5-Furandiformaldehyde to Dimethyl Furan-2,5-dicarboxylate. Catalysts2023, 13, 1430.
Ge, T.; Liu, X.; Tang, J.; Liu, C.; Huang, J. Effect of Support on Oxidative Esterification of 2,5-Furandiformaldehyde to Dimethyl Furan-2,5-dicarboxylate. Catalysts 2023, 13, 1430.
Ge, T.; Liu, X.; Tang, J.; Liu, C.; Huang, J. Effect of Support on Oxidative Esterification of 2,5-Furandiformaldehyde to Dimethyl Furan-2,5-dicarboxylate. Catalysts2023, 13, 1430.
Ge, T.; Liu, X.; Tang, J.; Liu, C.; Huang, J. Effect of Support on Oxidative Esterification of 2,5-Furandiformaldehyde to Dimethyl Furan-2,5-dicarboxylate. Catalysts 2023, 13, 1430.
Abstract
One-step oxidative esterification of 2, 5-furandiformaldehyde (DFF) derived from biomass to prepare Dimethyl Furan-2, 5-dicarboxylate (FDMC) not only simplifies the catalytic process and increases purity of product, but also avoids the polymerization of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) at high temperature condition. Gold supported on a series of acidic oxide, alkaline oxide and hydrotalcite were prepared by colloidal deposition to explore the effect of support on the catalytic activities. The Au/Mg3Al-HT catalyst exhibited the best catalytic activity in all catalysts, 97.8% selectivity of FDMC at 99.9% conversion of DFF. And this catalyst is suitable to oxidative esterification of benzaldehyde and furfural as well. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and CO2 temperature programmed desorption (CO2-TPD) were performed to characterize the catalysts. The results indicated that the medium and strong basic sites in the heterogeneous catalysts benefited for the absorption of intermediate spices, further facilitated the oxidative esterification of aldehyde groups. While, neutral or acidic support tended to aldol condensation reaction. It was worth noting that basicity on the support surface reduce electronic state of the Au nanoparticle (Auδ-), thus enhance the catalytic selectivity of oxidative esterification. This finding demonstrated the support plays crucial role in oxidative esterification.
Keywords
oxidative esterification; Au nanoparticles; support effects
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanotechnology
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