Chemicals from Renewables: Aerobic Oxidation of Furfural and Hydroxymethylfurfural over Gold Catalysts

Biomass into Chemicals: Aerobic Oxidatio

Biomass into Chemicals: Aerobic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furfural into 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid with Gold Nanoparticle Catalysts

✍ Onofre Casanova; Sara Iborra; Avelino Corma 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 Wiley (John Wiley & Sons) 🌐 English ⚖ 228 KB

## Abstract __5‐hydroxymethyl‐2‐furfural is selectively converted into 2,5‐furandicarboxylic acid (99 mol % yield) in water, under mild conditions (65–130 °C, 10 bar air) with gold nanoparticles supported on nanoparticulate ceria (Au‐CeO~2~) and on titania (Au‐TiO~2~); the former being more active