High-yield selective conversion of carbohydrates to methyl levulinate using mesoporous sulfated titania-based catalysts

被引：37

作者：

Njagi, Eric C. ^{[1
]}

Genuino, Homer C. ^{[1
]}

Kuo, Chung-Hao ^{[1
]}

Dharmarathna, Saminda ^{[1
]}

Gudz, Anton ^{[1
]}

Suib, Steven L. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Connecticut, Dept Chem, Storrs, CT 06269 USA

[2] Univ Connecticut, Dept Chem Mat & Biomol Engn, Storrs, CT 06269 USA

来源：

MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS | 2015年 / 202卷

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Mesoporous metal oxides; Biomass conversion; Levulinate esters; Solid acids; SOLID ACID CATALYSTS; ETHYL LEVULINATE; BIOMASS; WATER; ZIRCONIA; GLUCOSE; ETHANOL; ESTERS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.09.044

中图分类号：

O69 [应用化学];

学科分类号：

081704 ;

摘要：

Mesoporous sulfated-metal oxides and mixed-metal oxides prepared by a facile coprecipitation method employing titanium oxysulfate-sulfuric acid complex as a precursor of both titanium and sulfate are highly active and selective for direct methanolysis of carbohydrates to methyl levulinate. The most active sulfated TiO2-ZrO2 catalyst selectively converted fructose to methyl levulinate with a remarkably high yield (71%) after 1 h at 200 degrees C. Significant amounts of methyl levulinate were also obtained from sucrose (54%) and glucose (23%) after 1 h at 200 degrees C. The used catalyst was easily recovered and recycled without any loss of selectivity although activity decreased due to humin deposition on the surface. The spent catalysts were easily rejuvenated through calcination in air. The formation of ethers during dehydration was negligible suggesting that methanol can be recycled after distillation. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：68 / 72

页数：5

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