{"title":"Separation and purification of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by metal‒organic frameworks","authors":"Lei Wang, Hailong He, Lulu Deng, Yuhao Luo, Qiang Liu, Xiaoying Zhu","doi":"10.1039/d5ta05030h","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is an important sugar-based platform chemical that can be produced from fructose by acid-catalyzed dehydration. However, the efficient removal of by-products formic acid (FA), levulinic acid (LA) and residual fructose to obtain high purity HMF remains a challenge, especially the separation of LA and HMF. Herein, by introducing coordination interaction, we effectively separated HMF from impurities. MOF-808 selectively adsorbed the impurity components with high adsorption capacity and selectivity factor for Fru (238 mg/gads, 43.8), FA (174 mg/gads, 53.5), and LA (325 mg/gads, 43.8). Moreover, the adsorption kinetic constants for MOF-808 on FA and LA could reach remarkably high values of 58.0 h-1 and 25.9 h-1, respectively. The efficient adsorption separation performance of MOF-808 is attributed to its abundant unsaturated paired sites and hard Lewis acidity. Additionally, in practical column separation, MOF-808 showed outstanding separation performance and cycling stability. This study indicates coordination interactions are effective for the separation and purification of HMF.","PeriodicalId":82,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Chemistry A","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Materials Chemistry A","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ta05030h","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is an important sugar-based platform chemical that can be produced from fructose by acid-catalyzed dehydration. However, the efficient removal of by-products formic acid (FA), levulinic acid (LA) and residual fructose to obtain high purity HMF remains a challenge, especially the separation of LA and HMF. Herein, by introducing coordination interaction, we effectively separated HMF from impurities. MOF-808 selectively adsorbed the impurity components with high adsorption capacity and selectivity factor for Fru (238 mg/gads, 43.8), FA (174 mg/gads, 53.5), and LA (325 mg/gads, 43.8). Moreover, the adsorption kinetic constants for MOF-808 on FA and LA could reach remarkably high values of 58.0 h-1 and 25.9 h-1, respectively. The efficient adsorption separation performance of MOF-808 is attributed to its abundant unsaturated paired sites and hard Lewis acidity. Additionally, in practical column separation, MOF-808 showed outstanding separation performance and cycling stability. This study indicates coordination interactions are effective for the separation and purification of HMF.
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The Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B & C covers a wide range of high-quality studies in the field of materials chemistry, with each section focusing on specific applications of the materials studied. Journal of Materials Chemistry A emphasizes applications in energy and sustainability, including topics such as artificial photosynthesis, batteries, and fuel cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry B focuses on applications in biology and medicine, while Journal of Materials Chemistry C covers applications in optical, magnetic, and electronic devices. Example topic areas within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry A include catalysis, green/sustainable materials, sensors, and water treatment, among others.