Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (1): 47-54.doi: 10.1007/s40242-023-3235-6

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Engineering the Interface Between Au Nanoparticles and CoO-Ov to Enhance the Catalytic Performance of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-Dimethylfuran (DMF)

XIANG Shuang, GUO Yong, LIU Xiaohui, WANG Yanqin   

  1. Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
  • Received:2023-10-23 Online:2024-02-01 Published:2024-01-24
  • Contact: WANG Yanqin E-mail:wangyanqin@ecust.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21832002) and the Fund of the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, China (STCSM, No. 10dz2220500).

Abstract: The interface between Au and support has attracted extensive interest because of its unique catalytic ability for hydrogen activation in catalytic hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis reactions. Herein, we create the Au-CoO-OV interface in the 1.0%Au/Co3O4-Rod-250 catalyst, which could dissociate H2 via the heterolytic way to yield rich hydride species and achieve excellent catalytic performance in the hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF). The XRD and HRTEM analyses show that Au nanoparticles are uniformly dispersed on CoO-OV surface and in situ DRIFTS spectra show the enhancement of heterolytic dissociation of hydrogen (signals of Au-D and O-D vibration) compared with bare CoO (Co3O4-Rod-250). This work provides insights for fabricating highly active Au-support catalysts for catalytic hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis reactions.

Key words: Au-CoO-OV interface, Hydride species, Heterolytic dissociation, 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), 2,5-Dimethylfuran (DMF)