Issue 43, 2011

Self-assembly of mesoporous TiO2 nanospheres viaaspartic acid templating pathway and its catalytic application for 5-hydroxymethyl-furfural synthesis

Abstract

Self-assembled mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticulate material with well-defined nanospherical morphologies was prepared by using DL-aspartic acid as a template. Powder XRD, TEM and SEM techniques were used to characterize the TiO2 nanoparticles. The presence of high acid density in the mesoporous TiO2 was confirmed by pyridine-IR and NH3-TPD studies. This new mesoporous TiO2 nanomaterial efficiently catalyzed the dehydration of D-fructose and D-glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in DMA-LiCl solvent under microwave assisted heating. The acidic sites of the TiO2 nanomaterial were responsible for the dehydration reaction which produced a maximum 82.3% HMF.

Graphical abstract: Self-assembly of mesoporous TiO2 nanospheres viaaspartic acid templating pathway and its catalytic application for 5-hydroxymethyl-furfural synthesis

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Jul 2011
Accepted
01 Sep 2011
First published
03 Oct 2011

J. Mater. Chem., 2011,21, 17505-17510

Self-assembly of mesoporous TiO2 nanospheres viaaspartic acid templating pathway and its catalytic application for 5-hydroxymethyl-furfural synthesis

S. De, S. Dutta, A. K. Patra, A. Bhaumik and B. Saha, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 17505 DOI: 10.1039/C1JM13229F

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