Oxidation of Carbohydrates and Derivatives Using Carbon Supported Nobel Metal Catalysts

摘要

The thesis deals with the different factors governing the supported noble metal catalyzed oxidation of carbohydrates and carbohydrate derivatives. Attention is paid to the preparation and surface chemistry of two catalyst supports (activated carbon and poly-alumazane), as well as to the effect of the support on the catalyst performance. Furthermore, the deactivation of noble metal catalysts by oxygen was studied for different noble metals and substrates. Finally, the oxidation of several substrates over noble metal catalysts is described.