Cellulose-rich solid raw materials are extracted from corn stover by acetone pretreatment,and used to make 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) via one-pot method in a high-temperature and high-pressure reactor.Taking cellulose conversion rate,reaction selectivity and 5-HMF yield as indicators,the influences of the category of Lewis acid and Brönsted acid catalysts,the types of organic solvent as well as their ratios,substrate concentration,catalyst dosage,reaction temperature,and reaction time on the catalytic reaction are investigated.Solid samples obtained at different reaction stages are analyzed by means of FT-IR,XRD,FE-SEM,etc.to reveal the catalytic reaction mechanism.Study results show that the yield of 5-HMF can be effectively improved by the combination of Brönsted acid and Lewis acid catalysts in a suitable ratio.The yield of 5-HMF would be dented by forming more by-products in the reaction system due to excessive catalyst dosage,over-high reaction temperature or too long reaction time.The optimal reaction conditions are determined as follows:30 mL of THF and H2O with a ratio of 5∶1 are served as mixing solvent system,substrate concentration is 5%,AlCl3·6H2O with a 1∶6 ratio to substrate and oxalic acid with an addition amount of 0.4% are served as the combining catalysts,and the reaction has performed at 170℃ for 40 min.Under these conditions,the conversion rate of cellulose reaches 95.4%,the reactive selectivity reaches 52.3%,and the yield of 5-HMF is 49.9%.
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