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Dutta S. Catalytic Transformation of Carbohydrates into Renewable Organic Chemicals by Revering the Principles of Green Chemistry. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:26805-26825. [PMID: 38947803 PMCID: PMC11209912 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c01960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Adherence to the principles of green chemistry in a biorefinery setting ensures energy efficiency, reduces the consumption of materials, simplifies reactor design, and rationalizes the process parameters for synthesizing affordable organic chemicals of desired functional efficacy and ingrained sustainability. The green chemistry metrics facilitate assessing the relative merits and demerits of alternative synthetic pathways for the targeted product(s). This work elaborates on how green chemistry has emerged as a transformative framework and inspired innovations toward the catalytic conversion of biomass-derived carbohydrates into fuels, chemicals, and synthetic polymers. Specific discussions have been incorporated on the judicious selection of feedstock, reaction parameters, reagents (stoichiometric or catalytic), and other synthetic auxiliaries to obtain the targeted product(s) in desired selectivity and yield. The prospects of a carbohydrate-centric biorefinery have been emphasized and research avenues have been proposed to eliminate the remaining roadblocks. The analyses presented in this review will steer to developing superior synthetic strategies and processes for envisaging a sustainable bioeconomy centered on biomass-derived carbohydrates.
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- Saikat Dutta
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, Mangalore-575025, Karnataka, India
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Hu A, Li S, Zhang S, Wang H. Prepared Sulfonic-Acid-Based Ionic Liquid for Catalytic Conversion of Furfuryl Alcohol to Ethyl Levulinate. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:14375-14380. [PMID: 38559984 PMCID: PMC10975587 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c10475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Efficient utilization of Brønsted acids has been advanced through the synthesis of a novel pyridinium propyl sulfonic acid ionic liquid catalyst, [PSna][HSO4]. Employing niacin and 1,3-propanesulfonic lactone, the synthesis aimed to achieve a catalyst that combines atom-efficiency with stability. Optimal catalytic activity was demonstrated at a temperature of 110 °C over a 2 h reaction time, resulting in a furfuryl alcohol conversion and ethyl levulinate yield of 97.79% and 96.10%, respectively. Notably, the extraction and recovery of [PSna][HSO4] exhibited commendable repeatability with up to five cycles, maintaining furfuryl alcohol conversion and ethyl levulinate yield at 93.74% and 88.17%, which highlights the catalyst's durability. Density flooding theory (DFT) calculations were employed to determine the most probable reaction pathways and identify all possible transition states and the reaction energy barriers overcome at each step of the reaction.
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- Aiyun Hu
- Shazhou
Professional Institute of Technology, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu 215600, China
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Key Laboratory of Food Colloids and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education,
School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Shazhou
Professional Institute of Technology, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu 215600, China
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- Shazhou
Professional Institute of Technology, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu 215600, China
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- The
Key Laboratory of Food Colloids and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education,
School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Hu A, Wang H, Ding J. Synthesis of ethyl levulinate from furfuryl alcohol using waste yeast/sulfonic acid heterogeneous catalyst system. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-022-02405-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ji Y, Zuo Y, Liu H, Wang F, Guo X. Synthesis of Silico-Phospho-Aluminum Nanosheets by Adding Amino Acid and its Catalysis in the Conversion of Furfuryl Alcohol to Fuel Additives. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200747. [PMID: 35475549 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Self-assembled spheres of silico-phospho-aluminum nanosheets were synthesized with the addition of l-arginine and evaluated as catalysts for the valorization of furfuryl alcohol to fuel additives. Adding the amino acid, a bio-derived additive, contributed to higher external specific surface area and more active sites, featuring a simple, environmentally friendly, and feasible strategy to regulate the growth of nanosheets. Herein, in the reaction of furfuryl alcohol with ethanol, the performance of silico-phospho-aluminum nanosheets was significantly improved compared with typical silicon phosphorus aluminum catalyst SAPO-34. The yield of ethyl levulinate with the use of silico-phospho-aluminum nanosheets was 7.8 times higher than for SAPO-34, and meanwhile the amount of undesirable byproduct diethyl ether was decreased by two orders of magnitude and negligibly produced compared with SAPO-34. Moreover, replacing part of aluminum isopropoxide with aluminum sulfate as aluminum source could introduce sulfate in situ in the process of catalyst synthesis and increase the amount of acid sites on the catalyst.
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- Ying Ji
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, PSU-DUT Joint Center for Energy Research, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
- Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, PSU-DUT Joint Center for Energy Research, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, PSU-DUT Joint Center for Energy Research, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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Versatile Coordination Polymer Catalyst for Acid Reactions Involving Biobased Heterocyclic Chemicals. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11020190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The chemical valorization/repurposing of biomass-derived chemicals contributes to a biobased economy. Furfural (Fur) is a recognized platform chemical produced from renewable lignocellulosic biomass, and furfuryl alcohol (FA) is its most important application. The aromatic aldehydes Fur and benzaldehyde (Bza) are commonly found in the slate of compounds produced via biomass pyrolysis. On the other hand, glycerol (Gly) is a by-product of the industrial production of biodiesel, derived from fatty acid components of biomass. This work focuses on acid catalyzed routes of Fur, Bza, Gly and FA, using a versatile crystalline lamellar coordination polymer catalyst, namely [Gd(H4nmp)(H2O)2]Cl·2H2O (1) [H6nmp=nitrilotris(methylenephosphonic acid)] synthesized via an ecofriendly, relatively fast, mild microwave-assisted approach (in water, 70 °C/40 min). This is the first among crystalline coordination polymers or metal-organic framework type materials studied for the Fur/Gly and Bza/Gly reactions, giving heterobicyclic products of the type dioxolane and dioxane, and was also effective for the FA/ethanol reaction. 1 was stable and promoted the target catalytic reactions, selectively leading to heterobicyclic dioxane and dioxolane type products in the Fur/Gly and Bza/Gly reactions (up to 91% and 95% total yields respectively, at 90 °C/4 h), and, on the other hand, 2-(ethoxymethyl)furan and ethyl levulinate from heterocyclic FA.
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Yogita, Rao BS, Subrahmanyam C, Lingaiah N. The selective conversion of furfuryl alcohol to ethyl levulinate over Zr-modified tungstophosphoric acid supported on β-zeolites. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj05296e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Catalysts of zirconium-exchanged proton-containing tungstophosphoric acid (TPA) supported on β-zeolites were prepared by an impregnation method for the selective alcoholysis of furfuryl alcohol into ethyl levulinate.
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- Yogita
- Department of Catalysis and Fine Chemicals
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500 007
- India
- CSIR-Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (CSIR-AcSIR)
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- Department of Catalysis and Fine Chemicals
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500 007
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderbad-502285
- India
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- Department of Catalysis and Fine Chemicals
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500 007
- India
- CSIR-Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (CSIR-AcSIR)
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Gao X, Zhu S, Dong M, Wang J, Fan W. Ru/CeO2 catalyst with optimized CeO2 morphology and surface facet for efficient hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone. J Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Microwave-assisted catalytic upgrading of bio-based furfuryl alcohol to alkyl levulinate over commercial non-metal activated carbon. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2019.110630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Yang J, Zhang H, Ao Z, Zhang S. Hydrothermal carbon enriched with sulfonic and carboxyl groups as an efficient solid acid catalyst for butanolysis of furfuryl alcohol. CATAL COMMUN 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2019.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Yang F, Tang J. Catalytic Upgrading of Renewable Levulinic Acid to Levulinate Esters Using Perchloric Acid Decorated Nanoporous Silica Gels. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201803608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Fu Yang
- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering; Jiangsu University of Science and Technology; Zhenjiang 212003, Jiangsu P. R. China
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- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering; Jiangsu University of Science and Technology; Zhenjiang 212003, Jiangsu P. R. China
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering; Nanjing Tech University; 211816 Nanjing China
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