Recyclable Magnetite Nanoparticle Catalyst for One-Pot Conversion of Cellobiose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural in Water

Table 1

Effect of Fe₃O₄ NPs on glucose conversion to 5-HMF. Reaction condition: 10 mL of 100 mM glucose solution and 0.02 g Fe₃O₄ NPs at 160°C for 24 hours.

Catalyst	Glucose conversion (%)	Fructose yield (%)	5-HMF yield (%)
No catalyst	46.4 ± 2.2	<1	11.9 ± 0.7
Fe3O4 NPs	89.2 ± 0.1	2.6 ± 0.2	23.6 ± 0.5