Tailored sulfonated carbons: unraveling enhanced catalytic dynamics for fructose dehydration under conventional and microwave heating
Gabrielle Mathias Reis, Letícia Ferreira Lima Machado, Renan Silva Nunes, Dalmo Mandelli, Wagner A. Carvalho
Abstract
Cooperation among active sites within a strongly acidic carbon allowed 80% conversion at 120 °C within a 5-minute reaction period.
Topics & Concepts
CarbonizationDehydrationCatalysisFructose5-hydroxymethylfurfuralMicrowaveChemistryOrganic chemistryMicrowave heatingChemical engineeringMaterials scienceBiochemistryAdsorptionEngineeringPhysicsQuantum mechanicsMicrowave-Assisted Synthesis and Applications