Ru-Containing Polymeric Catalysts for Cellulose Conversion to Polyols

• DOI: 10.1007/s11244-014-0338-9
• Publication Date: 2014-09-29T18:55:38Z
• Authors: Oleg V. Manaenkov; Valentina G. Matv...; Esther M. Sulman; Anastasia E. Fila...; Olga Yu. Makeeva; Olga V. Kislitza; Alexander I. Sidorov; Valentin Yu. Doluda; Mikhail G. Sulman
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

In this paper Ru-containing catalysts based on hypercrosslinked polystyrene (MN-270) and its functional analogues (MN-100 and MN-500) were studied for the first time in cellulose hydrolytic hydrogenation. The catalysts were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution TEM, and porosity measurements. Catalytic studies demonstrated that the catalyst containing 1.0 % Ru and based on MN-270 is the most active. The total yield of sorbitol and mannitol was 50 % on the average at 85 % cellulose conversion.