Zirconium-containing Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as catalysts for biomass conversion

[EN] In this work, we review some illustrative examples to evidence the potential of two archetypal Zr-containing MOFs, UiO-66 and MOF-808, as heterogeneous catalysts for converting biomass-derived products into valuable chemicals. The reactions are organized in three blocks, depending on the biomas...

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Autores: Rapeyko, Anastasia|||0000-0002-8309-3702, Llabrés i Xamena, Francesc Xavier|||0000-0002-4238-5784
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/233253
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/233253
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biomass into chemicals
Zr-containing metal-organic frameworks
Heterogeneous catalysis
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Sumario:[EN] In this work, we review some illustrative examples to evidence the potential of two archetypal Zr-containing MOFs, UiO-66 and MOF-808, as heterogeneous catalysts for converting biomass-derived products into valuable chemicals. The reactions are organized in three blocks, depending on the biomass source: carbohydrates, lipids, and other sources. Through this review, we will show that the chemical properties of these two Zr-MOFs are significantly different in terms of the nature and strength of acid sites, which largely depends on the number of missing linker defects of the solid and its hydration state. While hydrated UiO-66 bears relatively strong Br & oslash;nsted-induced acid sites, dehydrated MOF-808 is more than competent as a Lewis acid catalyst. Therefore, we will pick one or the other catalyst depending on the particular demands of the catalytic transformation that we want to carry out.