Mimura N, Muramatsu N, Hiyoshi N, Sato O, Masuda Y, Yamaguchi A. Continuous Catalytic Oxidation of Glycerol to Carboxylic Acids Using Nanosized Gold/Alumina Catalysts and a Liquid-Phase Flow Reactor.
ACS OMEGA 2018;
3:13862-13868. [PMID:
31458084 PMCID:
PMC6645304 DOI:
10.1021/acsomega.8b01191]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Here, we report the development of catalysts comprising highly dispersed Au on an alumina (Al2O3) support for the oxidation of glycerol to high-value carboxylic acids in a liquid-phase flow reactor. The catalysts were prepared by means of a deposition-precipitation method. To ensure that the catalysts could be used for long-term catalytic conversions in a liquid-phase flow reactor, we chose an alumina support with high temperature stability and a particle size (50-200 μm) large enough to prevent leakage of the catalyst from the reactor. One of the five catalysts had a high catalytic activity for the conversion of glycerol to the high-value carboxylic acids, glyceric acid and tartronic acid (conversion of glycerol >70%), and the catalyst retained its catalytic activity over long-term use (up to 1770 min). Pretreatment of the catalyst with fructose, a mild reductant, increased the activity of the catalyst. Scanning transmission electron microscopy revealed three Au species highly dispersed on the surface of the alumina support-Au nanoparticles (mode = 7.5-10 nm), Au clusters (1-2 nm), and atomic Au.
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