A high-efficiency zirconium-based single-atom catalyst for the transformation of biomass-derived 5 hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan with nearly 100% selectivity
Lei Hu, Aiyong He, Xinming Shen, Qinyin Gu, Jingyi Zheng, Zhen Wu, Yetao Jiang, Xiaoyu Wang, Jiaxing Xu, Yu‐He Kan, Feng Xu
Abstract
A zirconium-based single-atom catalyst (Zr/NC) with Zr–N 4 catalytic sites showed excellent catalytic activity, selectivity and turnover frequency for the transfer hydrogenation of HMF to BHMF in isopropanol.
Topics & Concepts
SelectivityCatalysisFuranZirconiumHydroxymethylChemistryFurfuralBiomass (ecology)Atom (system on chip)Organic chemistryComputer scienceOceanographyGeologyEmbedded systemCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesMesoporous Materials and Catalysis