Fully integrated high-throughput methodology for the study of Ni- and Cu-supported catalysts for glucose hydrogenation

High-throughput (HT) methodology was applied for the synthesis, characterization and catalytic testing of Cu- and Ni-based catalysts for glucose hydrogenation. Design of Experiment (DoE) was used in all steps. The deposition and reduction of both metals was performed using chemical reduction with hydrazine method. In total 36 catalysts were synthetized, characterized and tested in 5 days. The amount of metal deposited on the support was chosen as the discriminative and determining parameter. The catalysts were tested at low temperature in the hydrogenation of glucose to sorbitol.