Bifunctional Materials for the Hydrolytic Hydrogenation of Cellulose

Cardona-Martínez, Nelson

Monday, June 3, 2013: 1:50 PM

Ballroom A (Galt House Hotel)

Darlene Z. Galloza-Lorenzo, Damian Reyes-Luyanda, Rafael Méndez-Román, José L. Contreras-Mora and Nelson Cardona-Martínez, University of Puerto Rico, PR.

We studied the hydrolytic hydrogenation of cellulose to sorbitol for Ru supported on a series of materials with a range of inherent surface acid/base properties or modified with functional groups to enhance the surface acidity. Ru/NbOPO₄ is significantly more active and selective towards hexitols than all other metal oxides studied.

Extended Abstracts:

Abstract NCM NAM 23 2012.pdf (104.9KB) - Extended Abstract

O-M-BRA-9 Bifunctional Materials for the Hydrolytic Hydrogenation of Cellulose