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Continuous hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran over alumina doped Cu/SiO(2) catalyst: the potential of commercialization
Hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) and its esters to produce γ-valerolactone (GVL) and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF) is a key step for the utilization of cellulose derived LA. Aiming to develop a commercially feasible base metal catalyst for the production of GVL from LA, with satisfactory act...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4932554/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27377401 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep28898 |
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author | Zheng, Junlin Zhu, Junhua Xu, Xuan Wang, Wanmin Li, Jiwen Zhao, Yan Tang, Kangjian Song, Qi Qi, Xiaolan Kong, Dejin Tang, Yi |
author_facet | Zheng, Junlin Zhu, Junhua Xu, Xuan Wang, Wanmin Li, Jiwen Zhao, Yan Tang, Kangjian Song, Qi Qi, Xiaolan Kong, Dejin Tang, Yi |
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description | Hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) and its esters to produce γ-valerolactone (GVL) and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF) is a key step for the utilization of cellulose derived LA. Aiming to develop a commercially feasible base metal catalyst for the production of GVL from LA, with satisfactory activity, selectivity, and stability, Al(2)O(3) doped Cu/SiO(2) and Cu/SiO(2) catalysts were fabricated by co-precipitation routes in parallel. The diverse physio-chemical properties of these two catalysts were characterized by XRD, TEM, dissociative N(2)O chemisorptions, and Py-IR methods. The catalytic properties of these two catalysts were systematically assessed in the continuous hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate (EL) in a fixed-bed reactor. The effect of acidic property of the SiO(2) substrate on the catalytic properties was investigated. To justify the potential of its commercialization, significant attention was paid on the initial activity, proper operation window, by-products control, selectivity, and stability of the catalyst. The effect of reaction conditions, such as temperature and pressure, on the performance of the catalyst was also thoroughly studied. The development of alumina doped Cu/SiO(2) catalyst strengthened the value-chain from cellulose to industrially important chemicals via LA and GVL. |
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spelling | pubmed-49325542016-07-08 Continuous hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran over alumina doped Cu/SiO(2) catalyst: the potential of commercialization Zheng, Junlin Zhu, Junhua Xu, Xuan Wang, Wanmin Li, Jiwen Zhao, Yan Tang, Kangjian Song, Qi Qi, Xiaolan Kong, Dejin Tang, Yi Sci Rep Article Hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) and its esters to produce γ-valerolactone (GVL) and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF) is a key step for the utilization of cellulose derived LA. Aiming to develop a commercially feasible base metal catalyst for the production of GVL from LA, with satisfactory activity, selectivity, and stability, Al(2)O(3) doped Cu/SiO(2) and Cu/SiO(2) catalysts were fabricated by co-precipitation routes in parallel. The diverse physio-chemical properties of these two catalysts were characterized by XRD, TEM, dissociative N(2)O chemisorptions, and Py-IR methods. The catalytic properties of these two catalysts were systematically assessed in the continuous hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate (EL) in a fixed-bed reactor. The effect of acidic property of the SiO(2) substrate on the catalytic properties was investigated. To justify the potential of its commercialization, significant attention was paid on the initial activity, proper operation window, by-products control, selectivity, and stability of the catalyst. The effect of reaction conditions, such as temperature and pressure, on the performance of the catalyst was also thoroughly studied. The development of alumina doped Cu/SiO(2) catalyst strengthened the value-chain from cellulose to industrially important chemicals via LA and GVL. Nature Publishing Group 2016-07-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4932554/ /pubmed/27377401 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep28898 Text en Copyright © 2016, Macmillan Publishers Limited http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Article Zheng, Junlin Zhu, Junhua Xu, Xuan Wang, Wanmin Li, Jiwen Zhao, Yan Tang, Kangjian Song, Qi Qi, Xiaolan Kong, Dejin Tang, Yi Continuous hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran over alumina doped Cu/SiO(2) catalyst: the potential of commercialization |
title | Continuous hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran over alumina doped Cu/SiO(2) catalyst: the potential of commercialization |
title_full | Continuous hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran over alumina doped Cu/SiO(2) catalyst: the potential of commercialization |
title_fullStr | Continuous hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran over alumina doped Cu/SiO(2) catalyst: the potential of commercialization |
title_full_unstemmed | Continuous hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran over alumina doped Cu/SiO(2) catalyst: the potential of commercialization |
title_short | Continuous hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran over alumina doped Cu/SiO(2) catalyst: the potential of commercialization |
title_sort | continuous hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran over alumina doped cu/sio(2) catalyst: the potential of commercialization |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4932554/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27377401 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep28898 |
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