Hydrogenation of Glucose over Ru Nanoparticles Embedded in Templated Porous Carbon

Jiajia Liu; Xiao Ning Tian; Xiu Song Zhao

doi:10.1071/CH09132

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Hydrogenation of Glucose over Ru Nanoparticles Embedded in Templated Porous Carbon

Jiajia Liu ^A , Xiao Ning Tian ^A and Xiu Song Zhao ^A ^B

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^A Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, 117576, Singapore.

^B Corresponding author. Email: chezxs@nus.edu.sg

Australian Journal of Chemistry 62(9) 1020-1026 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH09132
Submitted: 6 March 2009 Accepted: 14 June 2009 Published: 17 September 2009

Abstract

Ruthenium (Ru) nanoparticles incorporated into the pore walls of porous carbon was used as a catalyst in glucose hydrogenation to produce sorbitol. In comparison with other catalysts, including commercial catalysts and catalysts prepared using other methods, the Ru-C nanostructured catalyst displayed higher catalytic activity and stability. These effects were associated with the enhanced contact between the Ru nanoparticles and carbon matrix, as well as the unblocked pores of the catalyst.

Acknowledgement

This work was supported financially by the Ministry of Education AcRF Tier 1 funding (RP279000224112).

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Hydrogenation of Glucose over Ru Nanoparticles Embedded in Templated Porous Carbon

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