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May 30, 2023
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Selective hydrogenolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 5-methylfurfural over Au/TiO2

Publicated to: Applied Catalysis B-Environmental. 335 (-): 122893-- - 2023-10-15 335(-), DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.122893

Authors:

Dong, L; Morales-Vidal, J; Mu, LL; Li, LC; López, N; Pérez-Ramírez, J; Chen, ZP
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Barcelona Inst Sci & Technol, Inst Chem Res Catalonia ICIQ CERCA, Ave Paisos Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain - Author
Nanjing Forestry Univ, Coll Chem Engn, Jiangsu Coinnovat Ctr Efficient Proc & Utilizat Fo, Int Innovat Ctr Forest Chem & Mat, Longpan Rd 159, Nanjing 210037, Peoples R China - Author
Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Inst Chem & Bioengn, Dept Chem & Appl Biosci, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland - Author
Univ Rovira & Virgili, Ave Catalunya 35, Tarragona 43002, Spain - Author
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Abstract

5-Methylfurfural (MF) is a critical commodity chemical used as food additive and synthetic intermediate. Opening a sustainable route towards highly selective synthesis of MF from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is of great significance, but has demonstrated extremely challenging. Herein, we report an efficient process for the selective production of MF from HMF over an anatase-supported gold catalyst (Au/a-TiO2). During the hydrogenolysis of HMF, the desired Cdouble bondO bond is maintained and MF can be obtained in a high yield of 83.1 %, exhibiting excellent stability both in batch and flow operation. A combination of experimental and theoretical analyses attribute the superior performance of Au/a-TiO2 to the synergistic effect of limited H access, low adsorption of reactants, and avoiding condensation, driven by the high concentration of oxygen vacancies in the support. This study highlights a novel approach of tailoring the coverage of active species for the selective transformation of renewable compounds into high-value-added chemicals.
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Keywords

5-methylfurfuralbiomassbiomass valorizationchemicalsconversionefficient productionformic-acidfructosegold-based catalysthydrogenationplaneselective hydrogenolysistotal-energy calculations5-hydroxymethylfurfuralLiquid fuel 2,5-dimethylfuran

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Applied Catalysis B-Environmental due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 1/81, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Environmental. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 2.61. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-01-02, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 26
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-01-02:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 13.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 11 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 9 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: China; Switzerland.

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