Nano-Au/C Catalysts for the Selective Oxidation of Glucose into Gluconate

Au/C catalyst used for the liquid phase selective oxidation of glucose to gluconate was prepared by gold sol method that includes the preparation of metallic colloid by citrate reduction and subsequent immersion by carbon support. The influence of gold particles of different size on the activity of Au/C catalyst was studied. The results show that the catalyst with good dispersed spherical gold particles has higher catalytic activity. After 16 runs, the conversion of glucose selective oxidation can still achieve over 96% under mild reaction conditions.