2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Conversion of sugars into important chemical imtermediates over solid Lewis acid catalysts wokable in water
| Project/Area Number |
24760636
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Catalyst/Resource chemical process
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
KIYOTAKA Nakajima 東京工業大学, 応用セラミックス研究所, 助教 (90451997)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 固体酸塩基 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Lewis acid sites on early transition metal oxides and their mixed oxides are found to be active in water. They can convert 1,3-dihydroxyacetone, a triose sugar, into lactic acid through stepwise dehydration and hydride transfer reactions. This finding is one important technology for the development of environmentally benign production of important chemicals from renewable plant-derived carhobydrates after diminising fossil fuel resourses.
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| Free Research Field |
触媒化学
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