Bifunctional sulfonated MoO3 – ZrO2 binary oxide catalysts for the one-step synthesis of 2,5-diformylfuran from fructose

• Main Authors: Zhao, Jun, Jayakumar, Anjali, Lee, Jong-Min
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering; Fructose; 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/140009
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Sulfonated MoO3–ZrO2 binary oxides (MZS) with different Mo/Zr ratios were synthesized and applied as bifunctional catalysts for the simple one-pot transformation of fructose to 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF). The presence of Brønsted acid sites and the molybdenum oxide species in the catalysts is responsib...