Air-stable and reusable nickel phosphide nanoparticle catalyst for the highly selective hydrogenation of d-glucose to d-sorbitol
- 25 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Green Chemistry
- Vol. 23 (5), 2010-2016
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d0gc03301d
Abstract
The hydrogenation of carbohydrates to polyols is an industrially important process, but it requires air-unstable, non-noble metal catalysts with low activity and harsh reaction conditions. Herein, we report a hydrotalcite (HT)-supported nickel phosphide nanoparticle (nano-Ni2P/HT) that exhibits both air stability and high activity for the selective hydrogenation of D-glucose to D-sorbitol in water. The nano-Ni2P/HT catalyst provides D-sorbitol in excellent yield with >99% selectivity under mild reaction conditions, and is the first non-noble metal catalyst that can operate under just 1 bar of H2 or at ambient temperature. This high-performance nano-Ni2P/HT catalyst is significantly different from conventional Ni(0) and NiO nanoparticles and Raney catalysts, which result in almost no production of D-sorbitol, demonstrating the unique catalysis of nano-Ni2P/HT. Furthermore, nano-Ni2P/HT shows the highest activity among those reported for non-noble metal catalysts. The nano-Ni2P/HT catalyst can also be reused without sacrificing its high activity and selectivity. Additionally, the successful transformation of a concentrated D-glucose solution (50 wt%) to D-sorbitol has been achieved. This is the first example of an air-stable, highly active, and reusable non-noble metal catalyst that can replace conventional catalysts used for D-sorbitol production, thus providing a cheap, green, and sustainable route for this process.Funding Information
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (17H03457, 17H03456, 18H01790, 20H02523, 20H05879)
- Hokkaido University (20B1027, A-20-HK-0011)
- Osaka University (A-19-OS-0060)
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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