Chromium(0) nanoparticles as effective catalyst for the conversion of glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural.

Jianghua He, Yuetao Zhang, Eugene Y-X Chen

Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1872, USA.

ChemSusChem 2013 Jan

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It's nano: Small and uniform chromium nanoparticles, either preformed or generated in situ, effectively catalyze the conversion of glucose into 5-hydroxymethyl furfural. The results compare favorably with those achieved by using a catalyst system based on divalent CrCl(2) in ionic liquids (ILs). In addition, the chromium nanoparticles are found in the CrCl(2)/IL system, and the implications of their presence in that system is investigated. Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

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Jianghua He, Yuetao Zhang, Eugene Y-X Chen. Chromium(0) nanoparticles as effective catalyst for the conversion of glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. ChemSusChem. 2013 Jan;6(1):61-4