Acidic transition metal oxide molecular wires for biomass conversion.

摘要

The application of nano-catalysis based on metal oxides for biomass conversion is of great interest in fundamental research and practical applications. Herein, new acidic transition metal oxide molecular wires were synthesized for the conversion of cellulosic biomass. The ultrafine molecular wires were constructed by repeating (NH4)2[XW6O_(21)] (X= Te or Se) along the length with diameters of ca. 1.2 nm. Various biomasses including cellulose were converted to hexoses as main products by the nano-catalyst.