Xingjie Wang

Sn/Zr Mixed-Metal Clusters in MOFs as Lewis Acid Catalysts for Biomass-Derived HMF Synthesis

Abstract The depletion of fossil fuels has spurred the search for sustainable routes to platform chemicals, yet the efficient conversion of biomass-derived fructose to 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF) remains challenging. While Sn-based Lewis acids are promising catalysts for this...

Volcano-Type Pore-Size Dependence of HMF Adsorption in Aluminum-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks: A Transport–Affinity Tradeoff for Sugar Purification

Furfural derivatives like 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) are potent fermentation inhibitors whose selective removal remains a bottleneck in biorefining due to limited pore-level mechanistic understanding. Here, we deploy five metal-organic frameworks with graded pore apertures to...