Tuning Ca–Al-based catalysts’ composition to isomerize or epimerize glucose and other sugars
María Ventura, Juan Antonio Cecilia, Enrique Rodrı́guez-Castellón, Marcelo E. Domine
Abstract
Efficient and selective glucose isomerization to fructose and epimerization to mannose were successfully done over tuneable Ca–Al-based catalysts with controlled basicity.
Topics & Concepts
IsomerizationCatalysisFructoseEpimerChemistryComposition (language)MannoseCarbohydrateOrganic chemistryLinguisticsPhilosophyCatalysis for Biomass ConversionMesoporous Materials and CatalysisNanomaterials for catalytic reactions