Synthesis of Bulk Catalysts for Liquid-Phase Hydrogenation Using Metal Ammonia Carbonate Salts

Key Points

• The aim is to develop bulk catalysts for the liquid-phase hydrogenation of D-glucose to D-sorbitol using metal ammonia carbonate salts.
• Synthesis of catalysts from ammonia carbonate salts of transition metals (Ni, Cu, Co, Mo)
• Thermal decomposition followed by reductive activation to obtain metal oxide systems
• Catalytic activity testing at mild conditions (30°C, 0.1 MPa H2) for D-glucose hydrogenation
• Catalysts exhibit a developed specific surface area and mesoporous structures
• Activity of catalysts increases in the series Cu → Co → Mo → Ni
• D-glucose was successfully converted to D-sorbitol under the reaction conditions