Citation: ZHU Li-wei, WANG Jian-gang, ZHAO Ping-ping, SONG Feng, SUN Xiu-yu, WANG Li-hong, CUI Hong-you, YI Wei-ming. Preparation of the Nb-P/SBA-15 catalyst and its performance in the dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, ;2017, 45(6): 651-659. shu

Preparation of the Nb-P/SBA-15 catalyst and its performance in the dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

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School of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China

Corresponding author: CUI Hong-you, cuihy@sdut.edu.cn YI Wei-ming,
Received Date: 27 February 2017
Revised Date: 12 April 2017

Fund Project: the National Natural Science Foundations of China 51536009National High Technology Research and Development Program of China 2012AA101808National High Technology Research and Development Program of China 863计划the National Natural Science Foundations of China 21506118the National Natural Science Foundations of China 21476132the National Natural Science Foundations of China 51406109

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Dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) is one of the pivotal reactions in conversion of biomass towards valuable platform compounds. In this work, Nb/SBA-15 was prepared via incipient wetness impregnation with self-made SBA-15 as support; Nb/SBA-15 was further treated with phosphoric acid and calcined at 450℃, to obtain the Nb-P/SBA-15 catalyst. The Nb-P/SBA-15 catalyst was characterized by SEM, TEM, BET, XRD and NH₃-TPD; its performance in the dehydration of fructose to 5-HMF was then investigated. The results indicate that the microscopic structure of SBA-15 is well preserved in Nb/SBA-15 with an internal channel diameter of about 10 nm and the niobic species are highly dispersed on the surface of the channels; the wall of channels became thinner after impregnation of Nb and treatment with phosphoric acid. After the treatment with phosphoric acid, the weak acid sites are increased, moreover, the medium and strong acidic sites are generated in Nb-P/SBA-15; as a result, for the dehydration of fructose in a water/MIBK biphasic system, Nb-P/SBA-15 exhibits higher catalytic activity and selectivity to 5-HMF. By reaction at 160℃ for 1.5 h, with a water/MIBK volume ratio of 1/2, the conversion of fructose and the yield of 5-HMF reach 96.1% and 92.6%, respectively. Moreover, the Nb-P/SBA-15 catalyst also exhibits excellent stability in view of water tolerance; it still demonstrates high catalytic activity and selectivity to 5-HMF even after successive recycling for four times.
- niobic acid,
- phosphoric treatment,
- fructose,
- hydration,
- 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (5-HMF),
- Nb-P/SBA-15
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