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Deng H, Xu W, Zhang D, Li X, Shi J. Recent Advances in Application of Polyoxometalates in Lignocellulose Pretreatment and Transformation. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15102401. [PMID: 37242976 DOI: 10.3390/polym15102401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Lignocellulose, composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, holds immense promise as a renewable resource for the production of sustainable chemicals and fuels. Unlocking the full potential of lignocellulose requires efficient pretreatment strategies. In this comprehensive review, efforts were taken to survey the latest developments in polyoxometalates (POMs)-assisted pretreatment and conversion of lignocellulosic biomass. An outstanding finding highlighted in this review is that the deformation of the cellulose structure from I to II accompanied by the removal of xylan/lignin through the synergistic effect of ionic liquids (ILs) and POMs resulted in a significant increase in glucose yield and improved cellulose digestibility. Furthermore, successful integration of POMs with deep eutectic solvents (DES) or γ-valerolactone/water (GVL/water) systems has demonstrated efficient lignin removal, opening avenues for advanced biomass utilization. This review not only presents the key findings and novel approaches in POMs-based pretreatment but also addresses the current challenges and prospects for large-scale industrial implementation. By offering a comprehensive assessment of the progress in this field, this review serves as a valuable resource for researchers and industry professionals aiming to harness the potential of lignocellulosic biomass for sustainable chemical and fuel production.
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- Haoyu Deng
- Key Laboratory of Wooden Materials Science and Engineering of Jilin Province, Beihua University, Binjiang East Road, Jilin 132013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wooden Materials Science and Engineering of Jilin Province, Beihua University, Binjiang East Road, Jilin 132013, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Materials Science and Technology of Jilin Province, Beihua University, Binjiang East Road, Jilin 132013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Materials Science and Technology of Jilin Province, Beihua University, Binjiang East Road, Jilin 132013, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Forest Biomass Green Manufacturing of Jilin Province, Beihua University, Binjiang East Road, Jilin 132013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wooden Materials Science and Engineering of Jilin Province, Beihua University, Binjiang East Road, Jilin 132013, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Materials Science and Technology of Jilin Province, Beihua University, Binjiang East Road, Jilin 132013, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Forest Biomass Green Manufacturing of Jilin Province, Beihua University, Binjiang East Road, Jilin 132013, China
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Pan Y, Ren C, Wang G, Wang Y, Zhang X, Jiang J, Shu CM. Thermal hazard evaluation for γ-valerolactone production by using formic acid as hydrogen donor. J Loss Prev Process Ind 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2022.104951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ricciardi L, Verboom W, Lange JP, Huskens J. Kinetic model for the dehydration of xylose to furfural from a boronate diester precursor. RSC Adv 2022; 12:31818-31829. [PMID: 36380937 PMCID: PMC9639369 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra06898b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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A comprehensive kinetic model describes the dehydration of xylose starting from the boronate diester-protected xylose (PBA2X). The model incorporates (de)esterification of PBA2X, partitioning, and xylose dehydration, and aims to evaluate the effects of the solvent system on these steps. The model explores the effect of the water contents in monophasic solvent systems, and that of ionic strength and mixing in biphasic aqueous-organic systems. At low water content, hydrolysis of PBA2X is the rate-limiting step, while xylose dehydration is fast. Conversely, in a monophasic three-solvent system, where the water content is higher, complete hydrolysis of the diester is achieved quickly. Under biphasic conditions, xylose dehydration is fast at high ionic strengths, but the slower partitioning/hydrolysis of PBA2X results in an overall slower furfural production. Furthermore, the observed different but high, constant xylose-to-furfural selectivities observed experimentally are tentatively ascribed to a higher order of parallel side-product formation.
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- Luca Ricciardi
- Molecular Nanofabrication Group, Department for Molecules & Materials, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- Molecular Nanofabrication Group, Department for Molecules & Materials, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- Sustainable Process Technology Group, University of Twente P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
- Shell Global Solutions International B.V. Grasweg 31 1031 HW Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Molecular Nanofabrication Group, Department for Molecules & Materials, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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Fast and continuous conversion of xylose to furfural in micropacked bed reactors. Chem Eng Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2022.118256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Zhang X, Zhou Y, Xiong W, Wei W, Jiang W. Co-production of xylose, lignin, and ethanol from eucalyptus through a choline chloride-formic acid pretreatment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 359:127502. [PMID: 35724907 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A choline chloride-formic acid (ChCl-FA) pretreatment followed by enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation were developed in this work for co-produce bioethanol, xylose, and lignin from eucalyptus. Results showed that ChCl-FA pretreatment can simultaneously degrade the xylan (∼95.2%) and lignin (∼74.4%) in eucalyptus, and obtained the pretreated eucalyptus having high glucan content and a numbers of cracks and holes, which was conducive to follow-up cellulase attacking. The hydrolysis experiments showed the maximum yield of glucose of 100 g eucalyptus was 35.3 g, which was equivalent to 90.3% of glucan in eucalyptus feedstock. The fermentation of enzymatic hydrolysate finally achieved the ethanol yield of 16.5 g, which corresponded to 74.5% theoretical ethanol yield from initial glucan in eucalyptus. In addition, 12.1 g xylose and 23.9 g lignin also could be obtained in pretreated liquid or/and hydrolysis residue, which represented for 61.4% xylan and 80.7% lignin in eucalyptus feedstock, respectively.
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- Xiaohua Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Materials, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Materials, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material and Green Papermaking, Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Science and Technology of Shandong Province/Ministry of Education, Qilu University of Technology/Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China
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The use of GVL for holistic valorization of biomass. Comput Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2022.107849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Highly Efficient Transfer Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol over Mesoporous Zr-Containing Hybrids with 5-Sulfosalicylic Acid as a Ligand. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19159221. [PMID: 35954579 PMCID: PMC9368220 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The catalytic transfer hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural to furfuryl alcohol under mild conditions is an attractive topic in biorefinery. Herein, mesoporous Zr-containing hybrids (Zr-hybrids) with a high surface area (281.9−291.3 m2/g) and large pore volume (0.49−0.74 cm3/g) were prepared using the biomass-derived 5-sulfosalicylic acid as a ligand, and they were proven to be highly efficient for the Meerwein−Ponndorf−Verley reduction of furfural to furfuryl alcohol at 110 °C, with the highest furfuryl alcohol yield reaching up to 97.8%. Characterizations demonstrated that sulfonic and carboxyl groups in 5-sulfosalicylic acid molecules were coordinated with zirconium ions, making zirconium ions fully dispersed, thus leading to the formation of very fine zirconia particles with the diameter of <2 nm in mesoporous Zr-hybrids. The interaction between the 5-sulfosalicylic acid ligands and zirconium ions endowed mesoporous Zr-hybrids with relatively higher acid strength but lower base strength, which was beneficial for the selective reduction of furfural to furfuryl alcohol. A recycling study was performed over a certain mesoporous Zr-hybrid, namely meso-Zr-SA15, demonstrating that the yield and selectivity of furfuryl alcohol remained almost unchanged during the five consecutive reaction cycles. This study provides an optional method to prepare hybrid catalysts for biomass refining by using biomass-derived feedstock.
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Zhang T, Li W, Xiao H, Jin Y, Wu S. Recent progress in direct production of furfural from lignocellulosic residues and hemicellulose. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 354:127126. [PMID: 35398210 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Furfural is a vital biomass-derived platform molecule, which can be used to synthesize a wide range of value-added chemicals. Furfural and its derivatives are promising alternatives to conventional petroleum chemicals. However, recent industrial production of furfural existed some thorny problems, including low efficiency, energy waste, and environmental pollution. Therefore, tremendous and continuous efforts have been made by researchers to develop novel furfural production processes with high economic viability, production efficiency, and sustainability. This review summarized the merits and shortcomings of disparate catalytic systems for the synthesis of furfural from biomass and biomass pretreatment hydrolysate on the basis of recently published literature. Furthermore, the suggestions for furfural production research were put forward.
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- Tingwei Zhang
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China
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Ye L, Han Y, Wang X, Lu X, Qi X, Yu H. Recent progress in furfural production from hemicellulose and its derivatives: Conversion mechanism, catalytic system, solvent selection. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Synthesis of sulfonated lignin-derived ordered mesoporous carbon for catalytic production of furfural from xylose. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 187:232-239. [PMID: 34314791 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.07.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Sulfonated lignin-derived ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC-SO3H) solid acid was synthesized through solvent evaporation induced self-assembly (EISA) method followed by sulfonation, using lignin as carbon precursor and glyoxal as cross-linking agent during the preparation process. The as-synthesized OMC-SO3H exhibited a typical 2D hexagonal meso-structure (space group p6mm) and showed a good catalytic performance for the catalytic conversion of hemicellulose-derived xylose to furfural. A highest furfural yield of 76.7% with 100% xylose conversion was achieved at 200 °C for 45 min in γ-valerolactone (GVL)-water (85:15 v/v%) mixture. The lignin-derived OMC-SO3H solid acid catalyst showed superior stability and reusability, and was also applicable to the catalytic production of furfural from xylan. This work provides a promising strategy for the synthesis of ordered mesoporous carbon solid acid from green and sustainable lignin biomass resource, which has wide range of applications in the utilization of cellulose and hemicellulose.
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Catalytic Conversion of Xylose to Furfural by p-Toluenesulfonic Acid ( pTSA) and Chlorides: Process Optimization and Kinetic Modeling. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26082208. [PMID: 33921241 PMCID: PMC8070381 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26082208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Furfural is one of the most promising precursor chemicals with an extended range of downstream derivatives. In this work, conversion of xylose to produce furfural was performed by employing p-toluenesulfonic acid (pTSA) as a catalyst in DMSO medium at moderate temperature and atmospheric pressure. The production process was optimized based on kinetic modeling of xylose conversion to furfural alongwith simultaneous formation of humin from xylose and furfural. The synergetic effects of organic acids and Lewis acids were investigated. Results showed that the catalyst pTSA-CrCl3·6H2O was a promising combined catalyst due to the high furfural yield (53.10%) at a moderate temperature of 120 °C. Observed kinetic modeling illustrated that the condensation of furfural in the DMSO solvent medium actually could be neglected. The established model was found to be satisfactory and could be well applied for process simulation and optimization with adequate accuracy. The estimated values of activation energies for xylose dehydration, condensation of xylose, and furfural to humin were 81.80, 66.50, and 93.02 kJ/mol, respectively.
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Krzelj V, Ferrandez DP, Neira D’Angelo MF. Sulfonated foam catalysts for the continuous dehydration of xylose to furfural in biphasic media. Catal Today 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ma C, Cai B, Zhang L, Feng J, Pan H. Acid-Catalyzed Conversion of Cellulose Into Levulinic Acid With Biphasic Solvent System. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:630807. [PMID: 33815439 PMCID: PMC8010141 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.630807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this work, acid-catalyzed conversion of cellulose into levulinic acid in a biphasic solvent system was developed. Compared to a series of catalysts investigated in this study, the Amberlyst-15 as a more efficient acid catalyst was used in the hydrolysis of cellulose and further dehydration of derived intermediates into levulinic acid. Besides, the mechanism of biphasic solvent system in the conversion of cellulose was studied in detail, and the results showed biphasic solvent system can promote the conversion of cellulose and suppress the polymerization of the by-products (such as lactic acid).The reaction conditions, such as temperature, time, and catalyst loading were changed to investigate the effect on the yield of levulinic acid. The results indicated that an appealing LA yield of 59.24% was achieved at 200°C and 180 min with a 2:1 ratio of Amberlyst-15 catalyst and cellulose in GVL/H2O under N2 pressure. The influence of different amounts of NaCl addition to this reaction was also investigated. This study provides an economical and environmental-friendly method for the acid-catalyzed conversion of cellulose and high yield of the value-added chemical.
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- Changyue Ma
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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Lund CRF, Tatarchuk B, Cardona-Martínez N, Hill JM, Sanchez-Castillo MA, Huber GW, Román-Leshkov Y, Simonetti D, Pagan-Torres Y, Schwartz TJ, Motagamwala AH. A Career in Catalysis: James A. Dumesic. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c05325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Carl R. F. Lund
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
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- Center for Microfibrous Materials, Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849 United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez, Mayagüez 00681-9000, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Manuel Nava 6, 78210 San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095 United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez, Mayagüez 00681-9000, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Use of amorphous Nb2O5 and Nb2O5/Al2O3 as acid catalysts for the dehydration of xylose to furfural. REACTION KINETICS MECHANISMS AND CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11144-021-01931-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ricciardi L, Verboom W, Lange J, Huskens J. Reactive Extraction Enhanced by Synergic Microwave Heating: Furfural Yield Boost in Biphasic Systems. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:3589-3593. [PMID: 32449294 PMCID: PMC7496589 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202000966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Reactive extraction is an emerging operation in the industry, particularly in biorefining. Here, reactive extraction was demonstrated, enhanced by microwave irradiation to selectively heat the reactive phase (for efficient reaction) without unduly heating the extractive phase (for efficient extraction). These conditions aimed at maximizing the asymmetries in dielectric constants and volumes of the reaction and extraction phases, which resulted in an asymmetric thermal response of the two phases. The efficiency improvement was demonstrated by dehydrating xylose (5 wt % in water) to furfural with an optimal yield of approximately 80 mol % compared with 60-65 mol % under conventional biphasic conditions, which corresponds to approximately 50 % reduction of byproducts.
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- Luca Ricciardi
- Molecular NanoFabrication groupMESA+ Institute for NanotechnologyUniversity of TwenteP.O. Box 2177500 AEEnschedeThe Netherlands
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- Molecular NanoFabrication groupMESA+ Institute for NanotechnologyUniversity of TwenteP.O. Box 2177500 AEEnschedeThe Netherlands
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- Sustainable Process Technology groupUniversity of TwenteP.O. Box 2177500 AEEnschedeThe Netherlands
- Shell Technology CenterGrasweg 311031 HWAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Molecular NanoFabrication groupMESA+ Institute for NanotechnologyUniversity of TwenteP.O. Box 2177500 AEEnschedeThe Netherlands
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Gérardy R, Debecker DP, Estager J, Luis P, Monbaliu JCM. Continuous Flow Upgrading of Selected C 2-C 6 Platform Chemicals Derived from Biomass. Chem Rev 2020; 120:7219-7347. [PMID: 32667196 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The ever increasing industrial production of commodity and specialty chemicals inexorably depletes the finite primary fossil resources available on Earth. The forecast of population growth over the next 3 decades is a very strong incentive for the identification of alternative primary resources other than petro-based ones. In contrast with fossil resources, renewable biomass is a virtually inexhaustible reservoir of chemical building blocks. Shifting the current industrial paradigm from almost exclusively petro-based resources to alternative bio-based raw materials requires more than vibrant political messages; it requires a profound revision of the concepts and technologies on which industrial chemical processes rely. Only a small fraction of molecules extracted from biomass bears significant chemical and commercial potentials to be considered as ubiquitous chemical platforms upon which a new, bio-based industry can thrive. Owing to its inherent assets in terms of unique process experience, scalability, and reduced environmental footprint, flow chemistry arguably has a major role to play in this context. This review covers a selection of C2 to C6 bio-based chemical platforms with existing commercial markets including polyols (ethylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, glycerol, 1,4-butanediol, xylitol, and sorbitol), furanoids (furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural) and carboxylic acids (lactic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, malic acid, itaconic acid, and levulinic acid). The aim of this review is to illustrate the various aspects of upgrading bio-based platform molecules toward commodity or specialty chemicals using new process concepts that fall under the umbrella of continuous flow technology and that could change the future perspectives of biorefineries.
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- Romaric Gérardy
- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liège, B-4000 Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.,Research & Innovation Centre for Process Engineering (ReCIPE), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Certech, Rue Jules Bordet 45, Zone Industrielle C, B-7180 Seneffe, Belgium
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- Research & Innovation Centre for Process Engineering (ReCIPE), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.,Materials & Process Engineering (iMMC-IMAP), UCLouvain, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liège, B-4000 Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
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Li X, Lu X, Liang M, Xu R, Yu Z, Duan B, Lu L, Si C. Conversion of waste lignocellulose to furfural using sulfonated carbon microspheres as catalyst. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2020; 108:119-126. [PMID: 32353776 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.04.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Catalytic conversion of xylose and the hemicellulose fraction of waste biomass to furfural is important for the valorization of waste lignocellulose. Here, a clean and efficient catalytic system consisting of sulfonated carbon microspheres catalysts and γ-valerolactone was developed for the upgrading of xylose and waste lignocellulose to the furfural in one-pot. Sulfonated carbon microspheres (CCoS) with Brønsted and Lewis acid sites were prepared to yield furfural. The mesoporous structures were facilitated by introduction of Co element in xylose hydrothermal process, and the density of Brønsted acid sites were improved by the sulfonation. The furfural yield from xylose reached 75.12% using CCoS as catalyst at 170 °C for 30 min in a γ-valerolactone/water (17/3 v/v) solvent. As typical Brønsted acid, the SO3H groups on the surface of CCoS catalyst is essential for catalytic dehydration xylose to furfural. Additionally, the mesoporous structures of CCoS improved the mass transfer in the furfural production process. The catalytic system was applied in the conversion of real biomass (including corncob, corn straw and Eucalyptus sawdust) to evaluate the possibility of application. These three biomass species all reached excellent furfural yields, which were more than 70%. This work provided a catalytic strategy for effective conversion of xylose and biomass to furfural.
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- Xiaoyun Li
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China; Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, School of Science, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
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Deng T, Xu G, Fu Y. One-pot cascade conversion of xylose to furfuryl alcohol over a bifunctional Cu/SBA-15-SO3H catalyst. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(19)63505-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Yang T, Li W, Su M, Liu Y, Liu M. Production of furfural from xylose catalyzed by a novel calcium gluconate derived carbon solid acid in 1,4-dioxane. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj00619j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A novel carbon-based solid acid catalyst (SC-GCa-800) was prepared by the high-temperature carbonization of calcium gluconate followed by sulfonation with 4-diazoniobenzenesulfonate at room temperature.
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- Tao Yang
- Laboratory of Basic Research in Biomass Conversion and Utilization
- Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Basic Research in Biomass Conversion and Utilization
- Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Basic Research in Biomass Conversion and Utilization
- Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Basic Research in Biomass Conversion and Utilization
- Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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Chen X, Zhang K, Xiao LP, Sun RC, Song G. Total utilization of lignin and carbohydrates in Eucalyptus grandis: an integrated biorefinery strategy towards phenolics, levulinic acid, and furfural. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2020; 13:2. [PMID: 31921351 PMCID: PMC6943948 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-019-1644-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lignocellulosic biomass, which is composed of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, represents the most abundant renewable carbon source with significant potential for the production of sustainable chemicals and fuels. Current biorefineries focus on cellulose and hemicellulose valorization, whereas lignin is treated as a waste product and is burned to supply energy to the biorefineries. The depolymerization of lignin into well-defined mono-aromatic chemicals suitable for downstream processing is recognized increasingly as an important starting point for lignin valorization. In this study, conversion of all three components of Eucalyptus grandis into the corresponding monomeric chemicals was investigated using solid and acidic catalyst in sequence. RESULTS Lignin was depolymerized into well-defined monomeric phenols in the first step using a Pd/C catalyst. The maximum phenolic monomers yield of 49.8 wt% was achieved at 240 °C for 4 h under 30 atm H2. In the monomers, 4-propanol guaiacol (12.9 wt%) and 4-propanol syringol (31.9 wt%) were identified as the two major phenolic products with 90% selectivity. High retention of cellulose and hemicellulose pulp was also obtained, which was treated with FeCl3 catalyst to attain 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, levulinic acid and furfural simultaneously. The optimal reaction condition for the co-conversion of hemicellulose and cellulose was established as 190 °C and 100 min, from which furfural and levulinic acid were obtained in 55.9% and 73.6% yields, respectively. Ultimately, 54% of Eucalyptus sawdust can be converted into well-defined chemicals under such an integrated biorefinery method. CONCLUSIONS A two-step process (reductive catalytic fractionation followed by FeCl3 catalysis) allows the fractionation of all the three biopolymers (cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin) in Eucalyptus biomass, which provides a promising strategy to make high-value chemicals from sustainable biomass.
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- Xue Chen
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083 China
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- Center for Lignocellulose Science and Engineering, Liaoning Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034 China
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- Center for Lignocellulose Science and Engineering, Liaoning Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083 China
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Huang K, Das L, Guo J, Xu Y. Catalytic valorization of hardwood for enhanced xylose-hydrolysate recovery and cellulose enzymatic efficiency via synergistic effect of Fe 3+ and acetic acid. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2019; 12:248. [PMID: 31636707 PMCID: PMC6796388 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-019-1587-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Poplars are considered suitable dedicated energy crops, with abundant cellulose and hemicellulose, and huge surplus biomass potential in China. Xylan, the major hemicellulosic component, contributes to the structural stability of wood and represents a tremendous quantity of biobased chemicals for fuel production. Monomeric xylose conversion to value-added chemicals such as furfural, xylitol, and xylonic acid could greatly improve the economics of pulp-paper industry and biorefinery. Acetic acid (HAc) is used as a friendly and recyclable selective catalyst amenable to xylan degradation and xylooligosaccharides production from lignocellulosic materials. However, HAc catalyst usually works much feebly at inert woods than agricultural straws. In this study, effects of different iron species in HAc media on poplar xylan degradation were systematically compared, and a preferable Fe3+-assisted HAc hydrolysis process was proposed for comparable xylose-hydrolysate recovery (XHR) and enzymatic saccharification of cellulose. RESULTS In presence of 6.5% HAc with 0.17-0.25 wt% Fe3+, xylose yield ranged between 72.5 and 73.9%. Additionally, pretreatment was effective in poplar delignification, with a lignin yield falling between 38.6 and 42.5%. Under similar conditions, saccharification efficiency varied between 60.3 and 65.9%. Starting with 100 g poplar biomass, a total amount of 12.7-12.8 g of xylose and 18.8-22.8 g of glucose were harvested from liquid streams during the whole process of Fe3+-HAc hydrolysis coupled with enzymatic saccharification. Furthermore, the enhancement mechanism of Fe3+ coupled with HAc was investigated after proof-of-concept experiments. Beechwood xylan and xylose were treated under the same condition as poplar sawdust fractionation, giving understanding of the effect of catalysts on the hydrolysis pathway from wood xylan to xylose and furfural by Fe3+-HAc. CONCLUSIONS The Fe3+-assisted HAc hydrolysis process was demonstrated as an effective approach to the wood xylose and other monosaccharides production. Synergistic effect of Lewis acid site and aqueous acetic acid provided a promising strategy for catalytic valorization of poplar biomass.
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- Kaixuan Huang
- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Green Biomass-based Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
- Biomass Science and Conversion Technology, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94551 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Green Biomass-based Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Green Biomass-based Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 People’s Republic of China
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Romo JE, Miller KC, Sundsted TL, Job AL, Hoo KA, Wettstein SG. The Effect of Solvent Polarity on Autocatalytic Furfural Production Confirmed by Multivariate Statistical Analysis. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Joelle E. Romo
- Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringMontana State University Bozeman MT 59715 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringMontana State University Bozeman MT 59715 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringMontana State University Bozeman MT 59715 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringMontana State University Bozeman MT 59715 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringMontana State University Bozeman MT 59715 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringMontana State University Bozeman MT 59715 USA
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Zhao Y, Xu H, Lu K, Qu Y, Zhu L, Wang S. Experimental and Kinetic Study of Arabinose Conversion to Furfural in Renewable Butanone–Water Solvent Mixture Catalyzed by Lewis Acidic Ionic Liquid Catalyst. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b03420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yuan Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Zheda Road 38, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Zheda Road 38, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Zheda Road 38, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Zheda Road 38, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Zheda Road 38, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Zheda Road 38, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Chew AK, Van Lehn RC. Quantifying the Stability of the Hydronium Ion in Organic Solvents With Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Front Chem 2019; 7:439. [PMID: 31275924 PMCID: PMC6594219 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The solution-phase stability of the hydronium ion catalyst significantly affects the rates of acid-catalyzed reactions, which are ubiquitously utilized to convert biomass to valuable chemicals. In this work, classical molecular dynamics simulations were performed to quantify the stability of hydronium and chloride ions by measuring their solvation free energies in water, 1,4-dioxane (DIOX), tetrahydrofuran (THF), γ-valerolactone (GVL), N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), acetone (ACE), and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). By measuring the free energy for transferring a hydronium ion from pure water to pure organic solvent, we found that the hydronium ion is destabilized in DIOX, THF, and GVL and stabilized in NMP, ACE, and DMSO relative to water. The distinction between these organic solvents can be used to predict the preference of the hydronium ion for specific regions in aqueous mixtures of organic solvents. We then incorporated the stability of the hydronium ion into a correlative model for the acid-catalyzed conversion of 1,2-propanediol to propanal. The revised model is able to predict experimental reaction rates across solvent systems with different organic solvents. These results demonstrate the ability of classical molecular dynamics simulations to screen solvent systems for improved acid-catalyzed reaction performance.
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- Alex K Chew
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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Gómez Millán G, Hellsten S, King AW, Pokki JP, Llorca J, Sixta H. A comparative study of water-immiscible organic solvents in the production of furfural from xylose and birch hydrolysate. J IND ENG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2018.12.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Zhang L, Tian L, Sun R, Liu C, Kou Q, Zuo H. Transformation of corncob into furfural by a bifunctional solid acid catalyst. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 276:60-64. [PMID: 30611087 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.12.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 12/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A transformation route was developed for the conversion of raw corncob into furfural by a Clbearing solid acid catalyst (HSCSO3H) prepared by the hydrothermal carbonization and sulfonation of sucralose. The catalytic performances of HSCSO3H in selected solvents were demonstrated and optimized, where a furfural yield of 90.8 mol% (20.9 wt%) was achieved at 448 K in 30 min in γ-valerolactone/water system. Interestingly, significant furfural yields were also obtained from cellulose. The effect of elevated temperature on furfural yield from high initial feedstock loading was also investigated. HSCSO3H with COOH, phenolicOH, and Cl as binding sites and SO3H as the catalytic site on its surface presents a bifunctional catalyst, and synergic effects of these functional groups, reaction solvent property and temperature are made responsible for the good catalytic performances. The catalytic strategy proposed in this study demonstrated an effective transformation of corncob into furfural with a high yield.
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- Luxin Zhang
- College of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China.
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- College of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- College of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- College of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- College of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- College of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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Perez RF, Albuquerque EM, Borges LEP, Hardacre C, Fraga MA. Aqueous-phase tandem catalytic conversion of xylose to furfuryl alcohol over [Al]-SBA-15 molecular sieves. Catal Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy01235d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Catalytically active sites were controllably assembled into an SBA-15 framework by direct hydrothermal synthesis.
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- Rafael F. Perez
- Instituto Militar de Engenharia
- Rio de Janeiro/RJ
- Brazil
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia/MCTIC
- Laboratório de Catálise
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia/MCTIC
- Laboratório de Catálise
- Rio de Janeiro/RJ
- Brazil
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science
- The University of Manchester
- The Mill
- Manchester M13 9PL
- UK
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- Instituto Militar de Engenharia
- Rio de Janeiro/RJ
- Brazil
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia/MCTIC
- Laboratório de Catálise
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Catalytic Processes from Biomass-Derived Hexoses and Pentoses: A Recent Literature Overview. Catalysts 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/catal8120637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Biomass is a plentiful renewable source of energy, food, feed and chemicals. It fixes about 1–2% of the solar energy received by the Earth through photosynthesis in both terrestrial and aquatic plants like macro- and microalgae. As fossil resources deplete, biomass appears a good complement and eventually a good substitute feedstock, but still needs the development of relatively new catalytic processes. For this purpose, catalytic transformations, whether alone or combined with thermal ones and separation operations, have been under study in recent years. Catalytic biorefineries are based on dehydration-hydrations, hydrogenations, oxidations, epimerizations, isomerizations, aldol condensations and other reactions to obtain a plethora of chemicals, including alcohols, ketones, furans and acids, as well as materials such as polycarbonates. Nevertheless, there is still a need for higher selectivity, stability, and regenerability of catalysts and of process intensification by a wise combination of operations, either in-series or combined (one-pot), to reach economic feasibility. Here we present a literature survey of the latest developments for obtaining value-added products using hexoses and pentoses derived from lignocellulosic material, as well as algae as a source of carbohydrates for subsequent transformations.
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