Microwave irradiation-assisted isomerization of glucose to fructose over Mg/Al-doped lignin self-assembled nanospheres

Isomerization of glucose to fructose is a key step in achieving high value conversion of biomass. Lignin nanosphere (LN) showing hollow structure were successfully prepared using lignin oligomers as carbon precursors and self-assembly method. On this basis, Mg and Al were doped into lignin nanospher...

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Main Authors: Shan, Jianrong, Yang, Bowen, Su, Yaqiong, Chong, Gunhean, Abdullah, Luqman Chuah, Qi, Xinhua, Guo, Haixin
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author Shan, Jianrong
Yang, Bowen
Su, Yaqiong
Chong, Gunhean
Abdullah, Luqman Chuah
Qi, Xinhua
Guo, Haixin
author_facet Shan, Jianrong
Yang, Bowen
Su, Yaqiong
Chong, Gunhean
Abdullah, Luqman Chuah
Qi, Xinhua
Guo, Haixin
author_sort Shan, Jianrong
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Isomerization of glucose to fructose is a key step in achieving high value conversion of biomass. Lignin nanosphere (LN) showing hollow structure were successfully prepared using lignin oligomers as carbon precursors and self-assembly method. On this basis, Mg and Al were doped into lignin nanospheres by electrostatic and coordination interactions to obtain a heterogeneous catalyst (Mg x Al y /LN) with the coexistence of Brønsted base and Lewis acid. In this catalytic system, the synergistic effect of Al(OH) 3 and MgO as the active center of the catalyst promoted the formation of intermediates for the isomerization of glucose to fructose. DFT analysis show that Al(OH) 3 plays a greater role than MgO in promoting the isomerization of acyclic glucose to form fructose. When the Mg/Al ratio of 2:1, the yield of Mg 2 Al 1 /LN catalyzed isomerization of glucose to fructose under microwave irradiation can reach as high as 57.2 %, which could be reused for 5 times and still remain its initial activity. The activation energy was about 39.8 kJ/mol, which was lower than that of most heterogenous catalytic systems, showing good catalytic performance and potential for application.
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spelling upm-1192822025-08-14T06:40:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119282/ Microwave irradiation-assisted isomerization of glucose to fructose over Mg/Al-doped lignin self-assembled nanospheres Shan, Jianrong Yang, Bowen Su, Yaqiong Chong, Gunhean Abdullah, Luqman Chuah Qi, Xinhua Guo, Haixin Isomerization of glucose to fructose is a key step in achieving high value conversion of biomass. Lignin nanosphere (LN) showing hollow structure were successfully prepared using lignin oligomers as carbon precursors and self-assembly method. On this basis, Mg and Al were doped into lignin nanospheres by electrostatic and coordination interactions to obtain a heterogeneous catalyst (Mg x Al y /LN) with the coexistence of Brønsted base and Lewis acid. In this catalytic system, the synergistic effect of Al(OH) 3 and MgO as the active center of the catalyst promoted the formation of intermediates for the isomerization of glucose to fructose. DFT analysis show that Al(OH) 3 plays a greater role than MgO in promoting the isomerization of acyclic glucose to form fructose. When the Mg/Al ratio of 2:1, the yield of Mg 2 Al 1 /LN catalyzed isomerization of glucose to fructose under microwave irradiation can reach as high as 57.2 %, which could be reused for 5 times and still remain its initial activity. The activation energy was about 39.8 kJ/mol, which was lower than that of most heterogenous catalytic systems, showing good catalytic performance and potential for application. Elsevier 2025-12-15 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119282/1/119282.pdf Shan, Jianrong and Yang, Bowen and Su, Yaqiong and Chong, Gunhean and Abdullah, Luqman Chuah and Qi, Xinhua and Guo, Haixin (2025) Microwave irradiation-assisted isomerization of glucose to fructose over Mg/Al-doped lignin self-assembled nanospheres. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 379. art. no. 125682. pp. 1-13. ISSN 0926-3373 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0926337325006654 Chemical engineering - Research Biomass conversion - Research Catalysis 10.1016/j.apcatb.2025.125682
spellingShingle Chemical engineering - Research
Biomass conversion - Research
Catalysis
Shan, Jianrong
Yang, Bowen
Su, Yaqiong
Chong, Gunhean
Abdullah, Luqman Chuah
Qi, Xinhua
Guo, Haixin
Microwave irradiation-assisted isomerization of glucose to fructose over Mg/Al-doped lignin self-assembled nanospheres
title Microwave irradiation-assisted isomerization of glucose to fructose over Mg/Al-doped lignin self-assembled nanospheres
title_full Microwave irradiation-assisted isomerization of glucose to fructose over Mg/Al-doped lignin self-assembled nanospheres
title_fullStr Microwave irradiation-assisted isomerization of glucose to fructose over Mg/Al-doped lignin self-assembled nanospheres
title_full_unstemmed Microwave irradiation-assisted isomerization of glucose to fructose over Mg/Al-doped lignin self-assembled nanospheres
title_short Microwave irradiation-assisted isomerization of glucose to fructose over Mg/Al-doped lignin self-assembled nanospheres
title_sort microwave irradiation-assisted isomerization of glucose to fructose over mg/al-doped lignin self-assembled nanospheres
topic Chemical engineering - Research
Biomass conversion - Research
Catalysis
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