Photocatalytic valorization of furfural to value-added chemicals via mesoporous carbon nitride: a possibility through a metal-free pathway

被引：24
作者：
Chauhan, Deepak K. [1 ]
Battula, Venugopala R. [1 ]
Giri, Arkaprabha [2 ]
Patra, Abhijit [2 ]
Kailasam, Kamalakannan [1 ]
机构：
[1] Inst Nano Sci & Technol INST, Energy & Environm Unit, Adv Funct Nanomat, Sect 81 Manauli, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
[2] Indian Inst Sci Educ & Res Bhopal, Dept Chem, Bhopal Bypass Rd, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
来源：
CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | 2022年 / 12卷 / 01期
关键词：
AEROBIC OXIDATION; MALEIC-ANHYDRIDE; HIGHLY EFFICIENT; SUCCINIC ACID; BIOMASS; COMPOSITES; PHOSPHORUS; MOLECULES; CATALYST; DESIGN;
D O I：
10.1039/d1cy01681d
中图分类号：
O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];
学科分类号：
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
Strategizing the exploitation of renewable solar light could undoubtedly provide new insight into the field of biomass valorization. Therefore, for the first time, we reported a heterogeneous photocatalytic oxidation route of renewable furfural (FUR) to produce industrial feedstocks maleic anhydride (MAN) and 5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone (HFO) under simulated solar light (AM 1.5G) using molecular oxygen (O-2) as a terminal oxidant and mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (SGCN) as a photocatalyst. SGCN showed an excellent photoconversion (>95%) of FUR with 42% and 33% selectivity to MAN and HFO, respectively. Moreover, an excellent selectivity towards MAN (66%) under natural sunlight indicates a pioneering route for the sustainable production of MAN. In addition, the underlying mechanistic route of the FUR photo-oxidation was investigated via various experiments including scavenger studies, substrate studies, and electron spin resonance (ESR) studies which constructively proved the pivotal role of singlet oxygen (O-1(2)) and holes (h(+)) in FUR photo-oxidation.
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页数：10
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