Glucose Isomerization into Fructose by Chemocatalytic Route

The biorefinery based on sugar platform can produce various carbon.based chemicals. materials. and fuels. Compared with glucose and cellulose. a facile conversion of fructose into versatile biomass.based platform molecules such as 5.hydroxymethylfurfural with desirable selectivity can be expected. thus the isomerization of glucose into fructose has become one of the vital reactions for biorefinery. In this review. an in.depth discussion on the reaction mechanism of glucose isomerization by chemocatalytic route is provided. and the recent research progress on glucose isomerization into fructose in the view of isomerization catalysts is comprehensively summarized. Based on the discussion on the catalysts for glucose isomerization and their catalysis. the ongoing research on the chemocatalytic isomerization of glucose into fructose is envisaged.