Base-free oxidation of glucose to gluconic acid using supported gold catalysts

Yueling Cao, Xi Liu, Sarwat Iqbal, Peter J. Miedziak, Jennifer K. Edwards, Robert D. Armstrong, David J. Morgan, Junwei Wang, Graham J. Hutchings*

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Abstract

1% Au/TiO2 catalysts prepared by a range of preparation methods were studied for the base-free oxidation of glucose. The highest catalytic activity was observed with the catalyst prepared by the sol-immobilization method. Furthermore we have studied the effect of the post-synthesis treatments of treatment with water, or heating in air on the activity. The catalyst calcined at 250°C showed optimal activity and selectivity. Additionally, we studied the effect of the amount of stabilising ligand in the sol-immobilisation method and observed that this is a key parameter with respect to determining the catalyst's activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-117
Number of pages11
JournalCatalysis Science and Technology
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Aug 2015
Externally publishedYes

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