Abstract
Waste Polyethylene terephthalate plastic bottles were used as precursors to fabricate carbon dots (CDs) via air oxidation and sulfuric acid hydrothermal treatment. Owing to the nano-size effect and abundant acidic groups, CDs allowed their application as a novel solid acid for quasi-homogeneous catalytic dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). Under the optimal condition, an ultra-high yield of HMF was 97.4% along with 100% fructose conversion at low temperature of 50 °C when [BMIM]Cl/ethanol was used as solvent. The CDs catalyst also displayed a prominent recyclability and was used for six recycles without massive loss in catalytic activity. Furthermore, 98.6% of HMF could be obtained from final products. The findings provide a novel sustainable route using recyclable plastics to synthesize carbon dots with a superior catalytic performance for conversion of biomass to important bio-based platform chemicals.
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