Selective catalytic conversion of biobased carbohydrates to formic acid using molecular oxygen

Woelfel R, Taccardi N, Bösmann A, Wasserscheid P (2011)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2011

Journal

Green Chemistry Royal Society of Chemistry

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Book Volume: 13

Pages Range: 2759--2763

Volume: 13

Issue: 10

Journal Issue: 10

DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15434F

Abstract

A new and straightforward method to transform carbohydrate-based biomass to formic acid (FA) by oxidation with molecular oxygen in aqueous solution using a Keggin-type H5PV2Mo10O40 polyoxometalate as catalyst is presented. Several water-soluble carbohydrates were fully and selectively converted to formic acid and CO2 under very mild conditions. It is worth noting, even complex biomass mixtures, such as poplar wood sawdust, were transformed to formic acid, giving 19 wt{\%} yield (11{\%} based on the carbon atoms in the feedstock) under non-optimized conditions.

Authors with CRIS profile

Rene Woelfel Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik Nicola Taccardi Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik Andreas Bösmann Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik Peter Wasserscheid Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik

Additional Organisation(s)

Exzellenz-Cluster Engineering of Advanced Materials

How to cite

APA:

Woelfel, R., Taccardi, N., Bösmann, A., & Wasserscheid, P. (2011). Selective catalytic conversion of biobased carbohydrates to formic acid using molecular oxygen. Green Chemistry, 13(10), 2759--2763. https://doi.org/10.1039/C1GC15434F

MLA:

Woelfel, Rene, et al. "Selective catalytic conversion of biobased carbohydrates to formic acid using molecular oxygen." Green Chemistry 13.10 (2011): 2759--2763.

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