Co single atoms/nanoparticles over carbon nanotubes for synergistic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid
Abstract
The preparation of high-value 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from biomass-based platform compound
Keywords
INTRODUCTION
As the social economy advances, the resource problem is pressing. It is urgent and necessary to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and explore renewable green sources, such as biomass resources. One of the biomass sources, lignocellulose, can be obtained from wood, waste paper, agricultural residues (e.g., corn stover), and municipal solid waste. Biomass-based platform compounds derived from lignocellulose can be further fermented to produce ethanol fuel or chemically converted into high-value chemicals[1].
In recent years, researchers have developed various catalysts for the synthesis of FDCA from HMF[8,9]. Typical catalysts include noble metal catalysts such as Pd, Pt, Au and Ru[10-13]. Noble metal catalysts typically exhibit high conversion and selectivity in the oxidation of HMF to FDCA. Nevertheless, the broad industrial application of noble metal catalysts is constrained by the limited availability and high cost. Consequently, there has been a rise in the development of non-noble metal catalysts. Yang et al. prepared nitrogen-doped graphene-encapsulated Cu nanoparticles[14]. After 16 h of reaction time, the FDCA yield reached 58%. Zhang et al. prepared a series of bimetallic oxides (Mn-Co-O) through hydrothermal process[15]. Under molecular oxygen and weak alkaline conditions, MnCo2O4 with hollow hexagonal structure exhibited the highest FDCA yield, reaching 70.9% after reacting at 100 °C for 24 h. Even with certain catalytic activity, these catalysts still have limitations in terms of conversion and selectivity, making it challenging to efficiently obtain the final product FDCA.
The selective oxidation of HMF to FDCA involves a complex tandem reaction: HMF needs to be first oxidized to 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF) or 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxylic acid (HMFCA), and then DFF or HMFCA is further oxidized to 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid (FFCA), which finally converts to FDCA[16]. All three intermediates (DFF, HMFCA, FFCA) can exist stably. To ensure a high yield towards the desired final product FDCA, it is essential to facilitate the complete conversion of HMF into intermediates and to promote the subsequent transformation of these intermediates towards FDCA. Most catalysts struggle with efficiently converting each intermediate at individual active sites, leading to an overall low efficiency in obtaining FDCA. Some studies have shown that composite systems of nanoparticles or clusters and single atoms can effectively promote multi-step reaction[17-19]. For example, Yi et al. loaded an appropriate amount of cobalt porphyrin onto hollow carbon spheres, obtaining a composite catalyst with Co single atoms (Co SAs) and CoO clusters coexisting[18]. This catalyst demonstrated exceptional catalytic performance in the multi-step reaction of ethylbenzene oxidation to acetophenone. The acetophenone yield reached 96% after 12 h of reaction time. This is because the coexisting CoO clusters synergistically promoted the breaking of the α-C-H bond of ethylbenzene on the active sites of Co SAs, which happened to be the rate-determining step. Tan et al. prepared N-doped carbon nanomaterials with CoOX clusters and Co SAs coexisting using metal-organic framework (MOF) confinement strategy[19]. The Co-NX single atom sites effectively adjusted the charge distribution of CoOX clusters, downshifting the d-band center of Co adsorption sites in CoOX clusters. As a result, the reaction barriers for O2* and OH* and the overpotential of OER were lowered, accelerating the overall OER kinetics. Consequently, it is feasible to design a catalyst containing both nanoparticles or clusters and single atoms for efficient oxidation of HMF to FDCA.
Herein, a catalyst with Co SAs and Co nanoparticles (Co NPs) coexisting was designed to overcome the issue of insufficient kinetics for complex tandem reactions occurring at individual active sites. The catalyst was prepared by impregnating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl porphin (TPP) and metal cobalt salts, followed by further calcination. During the impregnation process, TPP coordinated with Co2+ to form Co-NX structures, which facilitated the formation of single atoms and effectively suppressed the excessive aggregation of Co species during subsequent calcination. The presence of Co SAs and Co NPs allows each to contribute uniquely to the effective conversion of HMF and its intermediates, ultimately leading to the effective formation of FDCA.
EXPERIMENTAL
Materials
Benzaldehyde (C7H6O), propionic acid (C3H6O2), hydrochloric acid (HCl), pyrrole (C5H5N), dichloromethane (CH2Cl2), 200-300 mesh silica gel, cobalt chloride hexahydrate (CoCl2 6H2O) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) were obtained from Sinopharm Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd. HMF (99%), HMFCA (98%) and 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol (BHT) were obtained from Aladdin. FDCA (98%), FFCA (98%), DFF (98%) and tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) (70% in water) were obtained from Mackin Ltd. Above chemicals were used without further purification. CNTs were purchased from Chengdu Zhongke Times Nanotechnology Co., Ltd and subjected to acid treatment before use. The acid treatment of CNTs is described in Section “Synthesis of Co@CNTs”.
Synthesis of TPP
The preparation of TPP is based on the literature previously reported by our group[20]. In a 500 mL of three-neck flask, precise amounts of benzaldehyde (7.3 g) and 220 mL of propionic acid as the solvent were combined and heated to reflux at 135 °C under magnetic stirring. Subsequently, 30 mL of propionic acid with 5 mL of freshly distilled pyrrole was gradually added to the above mixture, which was further refluxed for 1 h. Afterward, 100 mL of H2O was added. After leaving the mixture in the refrigerator overnight, the mixture was filtered, and the residue was washed with H2O and dried to yield the crude product. The crude product was then separated by column chromatography using 200-300 mesh silica gel as the adsorbent and CH2Cl2 as the eluent to collect the second fraction. After removing the eluent with rotary evaporation, the pure product, TPP, was obtained after drying at 80 °C.
Synthesis of Co@CNTs
Commercial CNTs were subjected to acid treatment, referring to previous studies[18]. Specifically, 0.10 g of CNTs were placed in a round-bottom flask containing 20 mL of 2 mol L-1 HCl solution. The mixture was stirred at
Synthesis of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs and Co SAs@N-CNTs
In a flask, 3.5 × 10-3 g of CoCl2 6H2O and 9.2 × 10-3 g of TPP were combined with 20 mL of CH2Cl2 and stirred until dissolved. Then, 0.05 g of acid-treated CNTs was introduced and stirred for 12 h. After removing the solvent, the residue was dried, ground and subsequently heated to 600 °C, maintaining the temperature for 2 h. The final product, Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs, was obtained. Additionally, 0.10 g of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs was placed in a flask with 20 mL of 2 mol L-1 HCl solution. The mixture was stirred at
Catalytic performance test
A precise amount of 20 mg of catalyst was weighed and placed in a reaction tube. Then, 5 mL of DMSO and 1.68 mL of TBHP were added as a solvent and an oxidant, respectively. Next, 0.1 mmol of HMF (12.6 mg) was added into the above reaction tube. The mixture was stirred at 80 °C for 24 h. Afterward, the reaction solution was taken and filtered through an organic filtration head, and then was analyzed through high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC, Shimadzu-SPD-20A). The conversion and yield were calculated using Equations (1) and (2). In addition, characterization details are provided in the Supplementary Materials.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Characterization of Co@CNTs and Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs
From Supplementary Figure 1, it can be observed that there is no significant change in the morphology of CNTs after impregnation with CoCl2 6H2O and TPP. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was conducted to examine the specific size of CNTs and the existence form of various species. The size of CNTs was found to be 20-50 nm [Figure 1A-D and F-I], and the carbon in both Co@CNTs and Co
Figure 1. (A-C) TEM images of Co@CNTs under different vision; (D) HR-TEM image of Co@CNTs; (E) Element mapping of Co@CNTs for C, O, Co; (F-H) TEM images of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs under different vision; (I) HR-TEM image of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs; (J) Element mapping of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs for C, O, Co, N. TEM: Transmission electron microscopy; CNTs: carbon nanotubes; HR-TEM: high resolution transmission electron microscope; SAs: single atoms; NPs: nanoparticles.
The graphitization and defect levels of the samples were estimated via Raman spectra [Figure 2A]. Two characteristic peaks were observed at 1,350 and 1,590 cm-1, attributed to the D and G bands, respectively. The ratio of the D band intensity to G band intensity (ID/IG) is typically employed to assess the level of defect in the material. Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs exhibited the highest ID/IG value, indicating the successful N doping and an increase in material defect level[23,24]. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra [Figure 2B] for all samples exhibited diffraction peaks associated with the (002), (100), (101), and (004) planes of graphitic carbon. However, no distinct diffraction peaks were ascribed to Co or CoOX nanoparticles, indicating that the Co species are either too small or too well-dispersed in Co@CNTs and Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs to be detected by XRD. All catalysts presented the type-IV isotherm with an H3 hysteresis loop, suggesting that these catalysts were mesoporous material[25,26]. The introduction of CoCl2 6H2O and TPP did not significantly affect the pore structure of CNTs [Supplementary Figure 3 and Supplementary Table 1], thereby preventing any impact of surface structure on their catalytic activity.
Figure 2. (A) Raman spectra and (B) XRD patterns of CNTs, Co@CNTs and Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs. XRD: X-ray diffraction; CNTs: carbon nanotubes; SAs: single atoms; NPs: nanoparticles.
The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) full spectrum of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs [Figure 3A] showed an obvious peak of N 1s, and the C 1s spectrum of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs [Figure 3B] was deconvoluted into peaks at 284.8 eV (C-C), 285.5 eV (C=N), 286.2 eV (C-O), 287.3 eV (C=O) and 289.8 eV (π-π* conjugation)[27,28], indicating effective integration of nitrogen into the carbon framework. The doped N atoms were present as pyridinic N (398.9 eV), pyrrolic N (400.1 eV), graphitic N (401.2 eV), and oxidized N (403.2 eV)[20,29] [Figure 3C], with pyridinic N being the dominant form (constituting 48.0%) [Supplementary Table 2]; pyridinic nitrogen is known to readily create Co-NX active sites[30,31]. The Co 2p spectrum of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs [Figure 3D] exhibited peaks attributed to Co0 (780.5 eV/794.8 eV), Co-O (782.7 eV/796.4 eV), and Co-NX (784.9 eV/798.3 eV)[18,32]. Notably, Co0 is the major species at 49.9 % [Supplementary Table 2], indicating that Co species in Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs mainly existed in the form of Co NPs, consistent with the TEM results. Furthermore, the Co 2p spectrum indicated the interaction between doped N atoms and Co, forming Co-NX structures (accounting for 24.8% of Co-NX), which caused the overall Co 2p spectrum of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs to shift toward lower binding energies compared to that of Co@CNTs. XPS analysis revealed Co contents of 0.3% for Co@CNTs and 0.5% for Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs, corresponding to mass fractions of 1.3 wt% and 2.4 wt%, respectively. However, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) detected Co contents of 1.9 wt% for Co@CNTs and 1.4 wt% for Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs. XPS can only measure the surface Co content of the samples; the actual Co content in the samples should refer to the value determined by ICP-MS. The samples were also subjected to H2-temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) analysis [Supplementary Figure 4]. Notably, Co@CNTs exhibited distinct peaks at 355 and 428 °C, corresponding to the reduction of Co3+ and Co2+, respectively[33,34]. In contrast, only a faint signal peak was observed at 359 °C for Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs; the shift of peak positions towards higher temperature in Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs suggested that Co species in Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs were more difficult to reduce due to strong interactions between Co and N. The low intensity of the reduction peak was due to the Co species being predominantly present as Co NPs and
Figure 3. (A) XPS full spectra; high-resolution XPS spectra for (B) C 1s, (C) N 1s and (D) Co 2p of Co@CNTs and Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs. XPS: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; CNTs: carbon nanotubes; SAs: single atoms; NPs: nanoparticles.
To further explore the coordination environment of Co species in Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs, X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectra at the Co K-edge were conducted. According to Figure 4A, the absorption edge of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs fell between that of Co foil and CoO, indicating that the valence state of Co ranged from 0 to +2. Figure 4B presented the Fourier transform extended X-ray absorption fine structure (FT-EXAFS) spectra in R space, revealing distinct peaks at 1.52 Å and 2.12 Å, corresponding to Co-N and Co-Co coordination, respectively[21,35]. Based on the EXAFS data in R space, the average coordination numbers of Co species in Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs were determined, revealing a Co-N coordination number of 2.4 and a Co-Co coordination number of 4.6 [Figure 4C and Supplementary Table 3]. And wavelet transform (WT) plots also exhibited signals attributed to Co-N and Co-Co coordination at 5.83 Å-1 and 8.00 Å-1, respectively, consistent with the above result [Figure 4D-F]. Above analysis further confirmed that Co species predominantly exist as Co SAs and Co NPs in Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs.
Figure 4. (A) XANES spectra and (B) FT-EXAFS spectra of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs, Co foil, CoO, Co3O4 and CoPc at Co K-edge; (C)
Catalytic performance test
According to previous studies, the selective oxidation of HMF to FDCA involves a complex tandem reaction with two main pathways: (1) HMF → HMFCA → FFCA → FDCA, and (2) HMF → DFF → FFCA → FDCA. The intermediate products in both pathways are indeed present and exhibit certain stability. To achieve high yield towards the final product FDCA, it is crucial to facilitate the complete conversion of HMF into various intermediates and promote subsequent transformation of intermediates into FDCA. Without a catalyst, the oxidation of HMF by TBHP can achieve a conversion of 94.2% [Figure 5A and Supplementary Table 4]. However, the reaction mainly stalled at the intermediate stages, and only about 13.7% of HMF transformed into FDCA, with approximately 20% of the HMF converting into other byproducts. CNTs exhibited catalytic activity almost equivalent to the without catalyst system. When Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs were employed, the production of byproducts significantly decreased, resulting in a total HMF conversion of 98.6%, with 94.2% of HMF being converted into FDCA. This indicated that Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs can efficiently convert HMF into various intermediates and promote their highly selective transformation into FDCA. In contrast, Co@CNTs only exhibited weak catalytic activity, comparable to the system without a catalyst. Earlier characterization results suggested that Co species in Co@CNTs primarily existed as CoOX nanoparticles, while in Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs, Co species existed in the form of Co SAs and Co NPs. Moreover, the Co content in Co@CNTs is higher than that in Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs (Co contents of 1.9 wt% for Co@CNTs and 1.4 wt% for Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs). Combining above statements with the results of catalytic activity test, it becomes evident that CoOX nanoparticles cannot efficiently convert HMF to FDCA, whereas the coexistence of Co SAs and Co NPs system can do it in the reaction condition. The conclusion is consistent with the result of intrinsic kinetic experiments
Figure 5. (A) The selective oxidation of HMF on different catalysts. Kinetic experiments of the oxidation of (B) HMF, (C) DFF and (D) FFCA over Co@CNTs and Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs. HMF: 5-hydroxymethylfurfural; DFF: 2,5-diformylfuran; FFCA: 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid; CNTs: carbon nanotubes; SAs: single atoms; NPs: nanoparticles.
To distinguish the contributions of Co SAs and Co NPs in Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs to the selective oxidation of HMF, three control experiments were conducted: (1) Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs were further acid-treated to remove Co NPs, labeled as Co SAs@N-CNTs (Co SAs only), Co SAs@N-CNTs were employed for the oxidation of HMF. The acid treatment procedure is described in Section “Synthesis of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs and Co SAs@N-CNTs”; (2) In the oxidation of HMF on Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs, additional potassium thiocyanate (KSCN) was introduced to poison the Co SAs, labeled as Co NPs@N-CNTs (Co NPs only); (3) Co SAs@N-CNTs were used for the oxidation of HMF, and additional KSCN was added to poison the Co SAs, labeled as N-CNTs (nitrogen-doped carbon-based substrate only). As shown in Supplementary Table 4, after 24 h of reaction, Co SAs@N-CNTs still achieved a FDCA yield of 92.2%, while Co NPs@N-CNTs and
Figure 6. Conversion of HMF and yield of products over (A) Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs, (B) Co SAs@N-CNTs, (C) Co NPs@N-CNTs and (D) N-CNTs in different reaction times. HMF: 5-hydroxymethylfurfural; SAs: single atoms; NPs: nanoparticles; CNTs: carbon nanotubes.
Comparison of TOF values of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs with other catalysts
| Sample | TOFHMF (s-1) | TOFFDCA (s-1) | Ref. |
| Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs | 0.19 | 0.062 | This work |
| Pd-MnO2 | - | 0.042 | [12] |
| Ru1/NiO | 0.016 | - | [36] |
| FeNX/C-900 | 0.0019 | - | [37] |
| Co1.4-Cu-CNX | 0.057 | - | [38] |
| Ru-Mn-2 | - | 0.0061 | [39] |
| CoO-CoSe2 | - | 0.046 | [40] |
| Pt/3D-Ce0.8La0.2O2-δ | - | 0.067 | [41] |
| Au-Cu/γ-Al2O3 | 0.0675 | - | [42] |
| CuO/m-Al2O3 | 0.00016 | - | [43] |
| Au/CeO2-cube | - | 0.015 | [44] |
| Pt@rGO/Sn0.8 | 0.185 | - | [45] |
From the time-conversion/yield curves, it was evident that achieving complete conversion of HMF was relatively rapid. The rate-limiting step in the oxidation of HMF to FDCA lies in the further conversion of intermediates. Thus, using DFF and FFCA as substrates, respectively, Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs and Co
Mechanism of HMF oxidation
The addition of BHT, a radical scavenger, into the reaction system caused a notable reduction in the catalytic activity of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs, with an FDCA yield of only 2.0%. This indicated that in this reaction system, the oxidation of HMF to FDCA is a radical-based process. Based on relevant literature[46,47], the following possible reaction mechanism was proposed [Figure 7]: firstly, TBHP (BuOOH) dissociated into BuO· and ·OH under the action of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs. The oxygen atom on the -OH group of the HMF molecule adsorbed onto the active sites of Co SAs, removing the H from the -OH group to form intermediate a. BuO· removed the H from the -CH2- group on intermediate a, yielding DFF and BuOH. Subsequently, DFF underwent nucleophilic addition with H2O to form an aldehyde intermediate b. The oxygen atom on the -OH group of intermediate b adsorbed again onto the active sites of Co SAs, removing the H from the -OH group to form intermediate c. BuO· abstracted the H from -CH- in intermediate c, resulting in the formation of FFCA and BuOH. The -CHO group in FFCA underwent nucleophilic addition with H2O and dehydrogenation processes, leading to the formation of -COOH, thus yielding FDCA. According to the previous analysis results, during the reaction process, Co SAs served as the adsorption active sites for the reaction, while adjacent Co NPs assisted Co SAs in facilitating the conversion of HMF into various intermediates and further transformation of intermediates into FDCA.
Figure 7. The possible reaction mechanism for the oxidation of HMF to FDCA on Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs. HMF:
Recycle experiment
Furthermore, the recyclability of Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs in the oxidation of HMF was assessed, with the test results provided in Supplementary Table 6. Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs maintained a HMF conversion of 96.0% after three cycles (Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs after three repeated experiments denoted as Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs-R3), but the FDCA yield dropped to 22.8%. N2 adsorption-desorption measurement for Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs-R3 [Supplementary Figure 3 and Supplementary Table 1] indicated that the pore structure did not undergo significant changes after three cycles. Co SAs/NPs@N-CNTs-R3 were also subjected to
CONCLUSIONS
In summary, a catalyst featuring the coexistence of Co SAs and Co NPs was constructed on CNTs through a simple method. Due to the synergistic effect between Co SAs and Co NPs, this catalyst exhibited excellent catalytic activity in the selective oxidation of HMF to FDCA, achieving 100% HMF conversion and 94.2% FDCA yield. During the reaction, HMF molecules adsorbed onto the active sites of Co SAs active sites, while Co NPs did not directly serve as active sites but instead assisted the Co SAs active sites to efficiently convert HMF into DFF and FFCA intermediates and promoted the further transformation of DFF and FFCA intermediates into FDCA. Moreover, the catalytic performance of the catalyst is even comparable to that of several reported metal-based catalysts.
DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Made substantial contributions to conception and design of the study and performed data analysis and interpretation: Yi C
Provided administrative, technical, and material support: Liu Z
Availability of data and materials
The detailed characterizations and methods are available in the Supplementary Materials. Other raw data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Financial support and sponsorship
This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22372056), the Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province (Grant 2022SK2064) and the State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum.
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Yi, C.; Liu, Z. Co single atoms/nanoparticles over carbon nanotubes for synergistic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid. Chem. Synth. 2025, 5, 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/cs.2024.60
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