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Millifluidics for Chemical Synthesis and Time-resolved Mechanistic Studies
Published on: November 27, 2013
Development and application of a simple capillary-microreactor for oxidation of glucose with a porous gold catalyst
Chanbasha Basheer1, Sindhu Swaminathan, Hian Kee Lee
1Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore.
Abstract:
An efficient oxidation of glucose to gluconic acid was performed using a porous gold(0) catalyst in a low-cost microreactor designed from Pyrex glass capillary tubing; compared with the conventional synthesis procedure this novel approach of using a capillary-microreactor offers a convenient and highly efficient means to optimise reaction conditions and catalytic activities.

