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Martina A, van de Bovenkamp HH, Winkelman JGM, Noordergraaf IW, Picchioni F, Heeres HJ. Biobased Chemicals from d-Galactose: An Efficient Route to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Using a Water/MIBK System in Combination with an HCl/AlCl 3 Catalyst. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:40378-40393. [PMID: 39372015 PMCID: PMC11447810 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c02242] [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: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 10/08/2024]
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5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is an attractive building block for biobased chemicals. Typically, ketoses like d-fructose (FRC) are suitable starting materials and give good yields of HMF in a simple aqueous phase process with a Bro̷nsted acid catalyst. With aldoses, such as d-glucose (GLU), much lower yields were reported in the literature. Here, we report an experimental and modeling study on the use of d-galactose (GAL) for HMF synthesis, using a liquid-liquid system (water/MIBK) in combination with an HCl/AlCl3 catalyst. Experiments were conducted in a batch system with temperatures between 112 and 153 °C, HCl and AlCl3 concentrations ranging from 0.02 to 0.04 M, and initial GAL concentrations between 0.1 and 1.0 M. The highest HMF yield was 49 mol % obtained for a batch time of 90 min at 135 °C. This value is much higher than in experiments with GAL in a monophasic aqueous system with HCl as the catalyst (2 mol % HMF yield) under similar reaction conditions. Based on detailed product analyses, a reaction scheme is proposed in which the isomerization of GAL to tagatose (TAG), catalyzed by the Lewis acid AlCl3, is the first and key step. TAG is then converted to HMF by Bro̷nsted acid HCl. The experimental data were modeled using a statistical approach as well as a kinetic approach. The kinetic model demonstrates a good agreement between the experimental and modeled data. Our findings reveal that temperature is the reaction variable with the most significant influence on the HMF yield. The use of a biphasic system appears to be a promising method for HMF production from GAL.
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- Angela Martina
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Parahyangan Catholic
University, Ciumbuleuit
94, Bandung 40141, Indonesia
- Department
of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG), University
of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen, AG 9747, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG), University
of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen, AG 9747, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG), University
of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen, AG 9747, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG), University
of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen, AG 9747, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG), University
of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen, AG 9747, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG), University
of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen, AG 9747, The Netherlands
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Jakob A, Likozar B, Grilc M. Model-Assisted Optimization of Xylose, Arabinose, Glucose, Mannose, Galactose and Real Hemicellulose Streams Dehydration To (Hydroxymethyl)Furfural and Levulinic Acid. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024:e202400962. [PMID: 38959341 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2024] [Revised: 06/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Conversion of hemicellulose streams and the constituent monosaccharides, xylose, arabinose, glucose, mannose, and galactose, was conducted to produce value-added chemicals, including furfural, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), levulinic acid and anhydrosugars. The study aimed at developing a kinetic model relevant for direct post-Organosolv hemicellulose conversion. Monosaccharides served as a tool to in detail describe the kinetic behavior and segregate contribution of hydrothermal decomposition and acid catalyzed dehydration at the temperature range of 120-190 °C. Catalyst free aqueous media demonstrated enhanced formation of furanics, while elevated temperatures led to significant saccharide isomerization. The introduction of sulfuric and formic acids maximized furfural yield and significantly reduced HMF concentration by facilitating its rehydration into levulinic acid (46 mol%). Formic acid additionally substantially enhanced formation of anhydrosaccharides. An excellent correlation between modeled and experimental data enabled process optimization to maximize furanic yield in two distinct hemicellulose streams. Sulfuric acid-containing hemicellulose stream achieved the highest furfural yield after 30 minutes at 238 °C, primarily due to the high Ea for pentose dehydration (150-160 kJ mol-1). Contrarily, formic acid-containing hemicellulose stream enabled maximal furfural yield at more moderate temperature and extended reaction time due to its lower Ea for the same reaction step (115-125 kJ mol-1).
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- Ana Jakob
- Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
- University of Nova Gorica, Vipavska 13, Nova Gorica, 5000, Slovenia
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- Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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- Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
- University of Nova Gorica, Vipavska 13, Nova Gorica, 5000, Slovenia
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Design and Techno–Economic Analysis of Levulinic Acid Production Process from Biomass by Using Co-product Formic Acid as a Catalyst with Minimal Waste Generation. Chem Eng Res Des 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2023.02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Shao Y, Chen J, Ding X, Lu W, Shen D, Long Y. Valorization of hexoses into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and levulinic acid in acidic seawater under microwave hydrothermal conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2022:1-10. [PMID: 36369796 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2022.2143294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Typical value-added platform chemicals 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and levulinic acid (LA) can be obtained from hexoses under microwave hydrothermal (MHT) conditions. This study explored the detailed transformation process regarding the MHT products in acidic seawater obtained using glucose and fructose as raw materials. The facile conversion of fructose compared with glucose was mainly ascribed to their different activation energies (56.721 and 88.594 kJ mol-1, respectively). The HMF and LA product yields were strongly affected by the MHT temperature and holding time in two types of hexose solution. Undesirable humins were found to inevitably form under each set of reaction conditions. The carbon balance results for reactants and products showed that up to 60% of fructose carbon was converted into value-added chemicals, while 47% of glucose carbon underwent the same conversion in acidic seawater under the optimal MHT conditions. This study provides further knowledge regarding the role of microwave heating combined with acidic seawater in green chemistry and is a useful reference for the biorefinery industry.
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- Yuchao Shao
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, Instrumental Analysis Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Shangyu Yingtai Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., Shaoxing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, Instrumental Analysis Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, Instrumental Analysis Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Quantification of extracellular and biomass carbohydrates by Arthrospira under nitrogen starvation at lab-scale. ALGAL RES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2022.102907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Perveen F, Farooq M, Naeem A, Humayun M, Saeed T, Khan IW, Abid G. Catalytic conversion of agricultural waste biomass into valued chemical using bifunctional heterogeneous catalyst: A sustainable approach. CATAL COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2022.106516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Zhang Y, Zhu H, Ji Z, Cheng Y, Zheng L, Wang L, Li X. Experiments and Kinetic Modeling of Fructose Dehydration to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural with Hydrochloric Acid in Acetone–Water Solvent. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c02934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Youdi Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jiuhua Boulevard North, Quzhou 324000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jiuhua Boulevard North, Quzhou 324000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jiuhua Boulevard North, Quzhou 324000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jiuhua Boulevard North, Quzhou 324000, P. R. China
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- Hengyi Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jiuhua Boulevard North, Quzhou 324000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
- Hengyi Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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de Souza PM, de Sousa LA, Noronha FB, Wojcieszak R. Dehydration of levoglucosan to levoglucosenone over solid acid catalysts. Tuning the product distribution by changing the acid properties of the catalysts. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Martina A, van de Bovenkamp HH, Noordergraaf IW, Winkelman JGM, Picchioni F, Heeres HJ. Kinetic Study on the Sulfuric Acid-Catalyzed Conversion of d-Galactose to Levulinic Acid in Water. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Angela Martina
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Parahyangan Catholic University, Ciumbuleuit 94, Bandung 40141, Indonesia
- Department of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG), University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG), University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG), University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG), University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG), University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG), University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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Tomer R, Biswas P. Reaction kinetics study and the estimation of thermodynamic parameters for the conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) in a dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) medium in the presence of a mesoporous TiO2 catalyst. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2022.104427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Experimental and Kinetic Modeling of Galactose Valorization to Levulinic Acid. BULLETIN OF CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING & CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.9767/bcrec.17.2.14032.451-465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Levulinic acid, a versatile chemical building block, was derived from C6-sugar galactose using sulfuric acid as the catalyst. Galactose is monosaccharide of polysaccharides constituent that is mostly contained in third generation biomass, macro-microalgae. It currently receives high attention to be a source of renewable feedstock. The effect of temperature, catalyst concentration and initial substrate loadings were studied for 60 min, in the temperature range of 150–190 °C, acid concentration of 0.25–0.75 M and initial substrate loading of 0.05–0.25 M. The highest levulinic acid yield of 40.08 wt% was achieved under the following conditions: 0.05 M galactose, 0.75 M acid concentration, 170 °C temperature, and 40 min reaction time. The kinetic model was developed by first order pseudo-irreversible reaction. The results showed that the proposed model could capture the experimental data well. These results suggested that galactose, derived from macro- and micro-algae, can potentially be converted and applied for platform chemicals. Copyright © 2022 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
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Hijazi A, Khalaf N, Kwapinski W, Leahy JJ. Catalytic valorisation of biomass levulinic acid into gamma valerolactone using formic acid as a H 2 donor: a critical review. RSC Adv 2022; 12:13673-13694. [PMID: 35530384 PMCID: PMC9073962 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01379g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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This review sheds light on the catalytic valorisation of agroforestry biomass through levulinic acid and formic acid towards γ-valerolactone and other higher-value chemicals. γ-Valerolactone is produced by the hydrogenation of levulinic acid, which can be achieved through an internal hydrogen transfer reaction with formic acid in the presence of catalyst. By reviewing corresponding catalysts, the paper underlines the most efficient steps constituting an integrated sustainable process that eliminates the need for external H2 sources while producing biofuels as an alternative energy source. Furthermore, the review emphasizes the role of catalysts in the hydrogenation of levulinic acid, with special focus on heterogeneous catalysts. The authors highlighted the dual role of different catalysts by comparing their activity, morphology, electronic structure, synergetic relation between support and doped species, as well as their deactivation and recyclability. Acknowledging the need for green and sustainable H2 production, the review extends to cover the role of photo catalysis in dissociating H2-donor solvents for reducing levulinic acid into γ-valerolactone under mild temperatures. To wrap up, the critical discussion presented enables readers to hone their knowledge about different schools and emphasizes research gaps emerging from experimental work. The review concludes with a comprehensive table summarizing the recent catalysts reported between the years 2017-2021.
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- Ayman Hijazi
- Chemical and Environmental Science Department, University of Limerick Limerick V94 T9PX Ireland +353-83-3783841
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- Chemical and Environmental Science Department, University of Limerick Limerick V94 T9PX Ireland +353-83-3783841
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- Chemical and Environmental Science Department, University of Limerick Limerick V94 T9PX Ireland +353-83-3783841
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- Chemical and Environmental Science Department, University of Limerick Limerick V94 T9PX Ireland +353-83-3783841
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Chouhan NK, Ananthabhat SK, Vaidya S, Srihari P. A scalable process for the synthesis of key intermediates novoldiamine & hydroxynovaldiamine and their utility in chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and mepacrine synthesis. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2022.2061358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- N. K. Chouhan
- Department of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Department of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Department of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Department of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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Levulinic Acid Production: Comparative Assessment of Al-Rich Ordered Mesoporous Silica and Microporous Zeolite. Catal Letters 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-022-03955-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Optimization of reaction parameters by using response surface methodology (RSM) for the selective dehydration of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), a valuable platform chemical over a mesoporous TiO2 catalyst in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) medium. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2022.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Catalytic Transformation of Biomass-Derived Glucose by One-Pot Method into Levulinic Acid over Na-BEA Zeolite. Processes (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/pr10020223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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This article presents the results of the conversion of biomass-based glucose to levulinic acid (LA) with the use of Na-BEA commercial zeolite catalyst. For this purpose, synthetic zeolite BEA was used as a matrix. The glucose conversion process with the participation of Na-BEA zeolite allowed the following acids to be obtained: levulinic acid, lactic acid, pyruvic acid and formic acid. The highest yield of levulinic acid was achieved when processed for 1–5 h at 200–250 °C with 0.1 g and 0.6 g of Na-BEA catalyst. We also compare the one-pot heterogeneous process with similar homogeneous process using H2SO4 as catalyst.
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Reaction Kinetics of Levulinic Acid Synthesis from Glucose Using Bronsted Acid Catalyst. BULLETIN OF CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING & CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.9767/bcrec.16.4.12197.904-915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Glucose is one of the primary derivative products from lignocellulosic biomass, which is abundantly available. Glucose has excellent potential to be converted into valuable compounds such as ethanol, sorbitol, gluconic acid, and levulinic acid (LA). Levulinic acid is an exceptionally promising green platform chemical. It comprises two functional groups, ketone and carboxylate, acting as highly reactive electrophiles for a nucleophilic attack. Therefore, it has extensive applications, including fuel additives, raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry, and cosmetics. This study reports the reaction kinetics of LA synthesis from glucose catalyzed by hydrochloric acid (HCl), a Bronsted acid, that was carried out under a wide range of operating conditions; i.e. the temperature of 140–180 °C, catalyst concentration of 0.5–1.5 M, and initial glucose concentration of 0.1–0.5 M. The highest LA yield of 48.34 % was able to be obtained from an initial glucose concentration of 0.1 M and by using 1 M HCl at 180 °C. The experimental results show that the Bronsted acid-catalyzed reaction pathway consists of glucose decomposition to levoglucosan (LG), conversion of LG to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), and rehydration of HMF to LA. The experimental data yields a good fitting by assuming a first-order reaction model. Copyright © 2021 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
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Jeong GT, Kim SK. Methanesulfonic acid-mediated conversion of microalgae Scenedesmus obliquus biomass into levulinic acid. J IND ENG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2021.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) in an ionic liquid, 1-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate. Sci Rep 2021; 11:22790. [PMID: 34815504 PMCID: PMC8611012 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02259-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) from Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) using an ionic liquid, 1-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate ([MIM]HSO4), was investigated. 5-HMF can be produced from C. japonica at temperatures above 120 °C. The maximum yield of 5-HMF was about 9 wt% after 15 min of treatment at 160 °C. However, 5-HMF produced in this process tended to decompose as the treatment continued. To avoid decomposition and to provide a means of recovering 5-HMF from [MIM]HSO4, three reaction systems based on [MIM]HSO4 were investigated: biphasic [MIM]HSO4/organic solvent system, [MIM]HSO4 with vacuum distillation, and [MIM]HSO4 with vacuum steam distillation. The [MIM]HSO4 reaction system combined with vacuum steam distillation was most effective. The maximum yield of 5-HMF was 17.5 wt% after treatment for 45 min at 160 °C. The combination of [MIM]HSO4 treatment with vacuum steam distillation is suitable for 5-HMF production because it is a one-pot process without the need for catalysts or pretreatment.
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Ukawa-Sato R, Guan G, Fushimi C. Design of Minimal Waste Process for Levulinic and Formic Acids Production from Glucose by Using Choline Chloride Added Aluminum Chloride Catalyst System. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1252/jcej.21we069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ryu Ukawa-Sato
- Department of Food and Energy Systems Science, Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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- Energy Conversion Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Regional Innovation, Hirosaki University
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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Traboni S, Bedini E, Silipo A, Vessella G, Iadonisi A. Solvent‐Free Glycosylation from per‐
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‐Acylated Donors Catalyzed by Methanesulfonic Acid. European J Org Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202101121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Serena Traboni
- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4 80126 Naples Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4 80126 Naples Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4 80126 Naples Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4 80126 Naples Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4 80126 Naples Italy
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Lopes ES, Leal Silva JF, Nascimento LAD, Bohórquez JFC, Lopes MS, Tovar LP, Maciel Filho R. Feasibility of the Conversion of Sugarcane Molasses to Levulinic Acid: Reaction Optimization and Techno-Economic Analysis. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Emília Savioli Lopes
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, 13083-852 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Alfenas, 37715-400 Poços de Caldas, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of São Paulo, 09913-030 Diadema, SP, Brazil
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, 13083-852 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Pereira Santana MD, Belém Lavrador R, de Alcântara Pessoa Filho P. Solvent screening for liquid-liquid extraction of levulinic acid from aqueous medium. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2021.1993920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Engineering School, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Quattrociocchi M, Boegel SJ, Aucoin MG. Enhanced characterization of yeast hydrolysate combining acid digestion and
1D‐1H NMR
targeted profiling. CAN J CHEM ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.24018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Marco Quattrociocchi
- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario Canada
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Taran OP, Sychev VV, Kuznetsov BN. γ-Valerolactone as a Promising Solvent and Basic Chemical Product: Catalytic Synthesis from Plant Biomass Components. CATALYSIS IN INDUSTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s2070050421030119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Kumar A, Shende D, Wasewar K. Central Composite Design Approach for Optimization of Levulinic Acid Separation by Reactive Components. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Anuj Kumar
- Advanced Separation and Analytical Laboratory (ASAL), Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur 440010, India
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- Advanced Separation and Analytical Laboratory (ASAL), Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur 440010, India
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- Advanced Separation and Analytical Laboratory (ASAL), Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur 440010, India
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Production of Bio-Based Chemicals, Acetic Acid and Furfural, through Low-Acid Hydrothermal Fractionation of Pine Wood (Pinus densiflora) and Combustion Characteristics of the Residual Solid Fuel. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11167435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Low-acid hydrothermal (LAH) fractionation conditions were optimized for the effective degradation of hemicellulose from pine wood (Pinus densiflora). The hemicellulosic sugar yield was maximized at 82.5% when the pine wood was fractionated at 190 °C, with 0.5 wt.% of sulfuric acid, and for 10 min. Consecutively, acidified heat treatment with zinc chloride and solvent extraction with ethyl acetate were carried out for the recovery of bio-based platform chemicals, such as furfural and acetic acid, from liquid hydrolysate through liquid–liquid extraction (LLE). Overall, 61.5% of xylose was decomposed into furfural, and the yield of acetic acid was 62.3% and furfural 66.1%. After LAH fractionation, 64.8% of the solid remained and was pelletized. The pellets showed excellent fuel characteristics, i.e., significant ash rejection (74.5%) and high calorific values (4770 kcal/kg), and the precursors of NOx and SOx also decreased by up to 60.0% and 71.4%, respectively.
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Laurenza AG, Losito O, Casiello M, Fusco C, Nacci A, Pantone V, D'Accolti L. Valorization of cigarette butts for synthesis of levulinic acid as top value-added chemicals. Sci Rep 2021; 11:15775. [PMID: 34349213 PMCID: PMC8338950 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95361-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Unprecedented in the literature, levulinic acid (LA), one of the top value-added intermediates of chemical industry, is obtained from cigarette butts as cellulose feedstock by means of a one-pot hydrothermal process carried out at 200 °C for 2 h and catalysed by phosphoric acid. The protocol avoids the use of more aggressive and toxic H2SO4 and HCl, that are generally employed on several cellulose sources (e.g. sludge paper), thus minimizing corrosion phenomena of plants. Neither chemical pre-treatment of butts nor specific purification procedure of LA are required. Notably, by simply modifying acid catalyst (e.g. using CH3COOH), another top value-added fine chemical such as 5-hydroxymethylfuraldehyde (HMF) is obtained, thus widening the scope of the method. Being cigarette filters a waste available in quantities of megatonnes per year, they represent an unlimited at no cost source of cellulose, thus enabling the up-scale to an industrial level of LA production.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "A. Moro", Via Orabona 4, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "A. Moro", Via Orabona 4, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Bari Section, CNR-Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (ICCOM), Via Orabona 4, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "A. Moro", Via Orabona 4, 70126, Bari, Italy.,Bari Section, CNR-Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (ICCOM), Via Orabona 4, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "A. Moro", Via Orabona 4, 70126, Bari, Italy. .,Bari Section, CNR-Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (ICCOM), Via Orabona 4, 70126, Bari, Italy.
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Hu Z, Shi X, Jiang H. Correlating the chemical properties and bioavailability of dissolved organic matter released from hydrochar of walnut shells. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 275:130003. [PMID: 33639550 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Large amounts of lignocellulosic biomass are discarded, whereas the carbon source of sewage is deficient. This situation greatly impairs the efficiency of wastewater treatment. To address this concern, we evaluate the feasibility of using hydrochar as a potential carbon source by systematically investigating the effects of hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) conditions on the composition, content, and chemical structure of dissolved organic matter (DOM) released from hydrochar. Results show that the most important factor that affects the properties of hydrochar and DOM is temperature, followed by heating rate. Under optimal HTC conditions, the growth of Bacillus subtilis increased by 18.32% in hydrochar aqueous solution in comparison with the 6.64% growth of the untreated biomass group. Excitation emission matrix-parallel factor analysis and UV-vis analyses confirm that the DOM released by hydrochar produced at a low temperature mainly contains protein substances, which promote the growth of microorganisms. The DOM released by hydrochar at a high temperature mainly contains humic substances with an aromatic structure; such substances are toxic to microorganisms. This study demonstrates that hydrochar obtained under optimized conditions can be a potential carbon source of wastewater treatment plants.
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- Ziying Hu
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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Bernard P, Saguet T, Do QT, Himbert F. Development of Hinoline® as a natural preservative for cosmetic product using bioinspiration and Greenpharma Database. J Appl Microbiol 2021; 131:2793-2807. [PMID: 33998748 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS The cosmetic industry needs new preservatives that are effective, natural, safe, cost effective, sustainable and compliant with regulatory standards. This necessity has posed challenges requiring obligations, bioinformatics and bioinspiration as driving forces. METHODS AND RESULTS Twenty natural extracts were selected from the Greenpharma Database with parameter filters corresponding to development constraints and antimicrobial properties. We confirmed using minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) assays that eight of the extracts have good bactericidal properties and that one has a high antifungal activity. The latter was purified hinokitiol, a bioproduct from Aomori Hiba wood. This substance provides high resistance against putrefaction; for instance, old Japanese temples were made of Aomori Hiba wood. The combination of hinokitiol with levulinic acid, another bioproduct, demonstrated complementary antimicrobial activities and synergistic effects in MIC studies and measurements according to Kull synergy index. Further, the mixture Hinoline® was tested at 2% in challenge tests and fulfilled criteria A of different standards. It also exerted complementary preservative effects with potassium sorbate and beneficial effects in unbalanced skin microbiota. CONCLUSION Hinoline, a new effective preservative from renewable bioresources, was developed. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study accelerates the development of a preservative solution for cosmetics selected from Greenpharma Database, through bioinspiration and the identification of cost-effective investments and resources.
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- P Bernard
- R&D Department, Greenpharma S.A.S, Orléans, France
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- R&D Department, Greenpharma S.A.S, Orléans, France
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- R&D Department, Greenpharma S.A.S, Orléans, France
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A Novel Kinetic Modeling Framework for the Polycondensation of Sugars Using Monte Carlo and the Method of Moments. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9050745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The kinetics of the hydrolysis and polycondensation reactions of saccharides have made the subject of numerous studies, due to their importance in several industrial sectors. The present work, presents a novel kinetic modeling framework that is specifically well-suited to reacting systems under strict moisture control that favor the polycondensation reactions towards the formation of high-degree polysaccharides. The proposed model is based on an extended and generalized kinetic scheme, including also the presence of polyols, and is formulated using two different numerical approaches, namely a deterministic one in terms of the method of moments and a stochastic kinetic Monte Carlo approach. Accordingly, the most significant advantages and drawbacks of each technique are clearly demonstrated and the most fitted one (i.e., the Monte Carlo method) is implemented for the modeling of the system under different conditions, for which experimental data were available. Through these comparisons it is shown that the model can successfully follow the evolution of the reactions up to the formation of polysaccharides of very high degrees of polymerization.
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Antonyraj CA, Chennattussery AJ, Haridas A. 5‐(Chloromethyl)furfural production from glucose: A pioneer kinetic model development exploring the mechanism. INT J CHEM KINET 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/kin.21485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Churchil A. Antonyraj
- Department of Chemistry PSG College of Arts & Science Coimbatore India
- Environmental Technology Division CSIR‐National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Thiruvananthapuram India
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- Environmental Technology Division CSIR‐National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Thiruvananthapuram India
- Department of Biochemistry and Biochemical Engineering Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram India
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- Environmental Technology Division CSIR‐National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Thiruvananthapuram India
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Celletti S, Bergamo A, Benedetti V, Pecchi M, Patuzzi F, Basso D, Baratieri M, Cesco S, Mimmo T. Phytotoxicity of hydrochars obtained by hydrothermal carbonization of manure-based digestate. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 280:111635. [PMID: 33187784 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The management of digestate, the main by-product of the anaerobic digestion (AD) process, is one of the most serious environmental issues. Although digestate is used on arable land as a fertilizer, it can have a negative impact on the environment due to nitrate leaching into the groundwater and ammonia volatilization into the atmosphere, with high economic and environmental disposal costs. Therefore, hydrothermal carbonization (HTC), a thermochemical biomass conversion process, could represent a sustainable and efficient alternative for digestate management. Hydrochar, the solid product of the HTC process, has been recently proposed as a plant growing medium in soilless culture systems (SCS). Here, using cow manure digestate as feedstock, we investigated the influence of the HTC process reaction temperature (180, 220 and 250 °C) and residence time (1 and 3 h) on the physical-chemical properties (pH, electrical conductivity, and mineral element concentrations) of the resulting hydrochars. Furthermore, in order to fully valorize hydrochar as a growing medium, their possible phytotoxic effects and those of their water extracts (prepared at two different concentrations and at different pHs) were tested in germination tests with cress seeds (Lepidium sativum L.). Concentrations of nutrients, heavy metals, organic acids, sugars and furan compounds were determined in the water extracts. Characterization analysis of these hydrochars revealed that they can be distinguished from each other by their physical-chemical properties, which were significantly affected by the two process parameters. Specifically, the HTC temperature had a greater effect on the composition of hydrochars than the residence time. Germination tests found hydrochar water extracts to show significantly lower phytotoxicity than the hydrochars themselves. Notably, the phytotoxic effect of the extracts decreased with increasing extraction ratio and decreasing pH. The chromatographic characterization of extracts identified the presence of potential phytotoxins, such as furan compounds (i.e., hydroxymethylfurfural and furfural). However, before using hydrochars as potential and innovative growing media for plants, their phytotoxicity should be limited, for example through their dilution with other substrates. Overall, AD-HTC coupling could represent a valuable eco-sustainable expedient in the field of biomasses, green economy and waste conversion and, therefore, further investigations in this direction are necessary.
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- Silvia Celletti
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, I-39100, Bolzano, Italy.
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, I-39100, Bolzano, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, I-39100, Bolzano, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, I-39100, Bolzano, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, I-39100, Bolzano, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, I-39100, Bolzano, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, I-39100, Bolzano, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, I-39100, Bolzano, Italy
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Supercritical CO2–subcritical H2O system: A green reactive separation medium for selective conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. J Supercrit Fluids 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2020.105079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chen TY, Cheng Z, Desir P, Saha B, Vlachos DG. Fast microflow kinetics and acid catalyst deactivation in glucose conversion to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. REACT CHEM ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0re00391c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Continuous flow microreactors operating at short residence times and high temperatures can give high HMF productivity and contribute to process intensification of biorefineries.
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- Tai-Ying Chen
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- University of Delaware
- Delaware 19716
- USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- University of Delaware
- Delaware 19716
- USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- University of Delaware
- Delaware 19716
- USA
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- Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation
- Delaware 19716
- USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- University of Delaware
- Delaware 19716
- USA
- Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation
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Agutaya JKCN, Inoue R, Vin Tsie SS, Quitain AT, de la Peña-García J, Pérez-Sánchez H, Sasaki M, Kida T. Metal-Free Synthesis of HMF from Glucose Using the Supercritical CO 2–Subcritical H 2O–Isopropanol System. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c03551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2 Chōme-39-1 Kurokami, Chūō
Ward, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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- Center for International Education, Kumamoto University, 2 Chōme-40-1 Kurokami, Chūō
Ward, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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- Bioinformatics and High Performance Computing Research Group (BIO-HPC), Computer Engineering Department, Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Murcia, Spain
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- Bioinformatics and High Performance Computing Research Group (BIO-HPC), Computer Engineering Department, Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Murcia, Spain
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- Institute of Industrial Nanomaterials, Kumamoto University, 2 Chōme-40-1 Kurokami, Chūō
Ward, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2 Chōme-40-1 Kurokami, Chūō
Ward, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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Comparison of Targeted (HPLC) and Nontargeted (GC-MS and NMR) Approaches for the Detection of Undeclared Addition of Protein Hydrolysates in Turkey Breast Muscle. Foods 2020; 9:foods9081084. [PMID: 32784468 PMCID: PMC7465048 DOI: 10.3390/foods9081084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The adulteration of fresh turkey meat by the undeclared addition of protein hydrolysates is of interest for fraudsters due to the increase of the economic gain by substituting meat with low cost ingredients. The aim of this study was to compare the suitability of three different analytical techniques such as GC-MS and 1H-NMR with HPLC-UV/VIS as a targeted method, for the detection of with protein hydrolysates adulterated turkey meat. For this, turkey breast muscles were treated with different plant- (e.g., wheat) and animal-based (e.g., gelatin, casein) protein hydrolysates with different hydrolyzation degrees (15–53%: partial; 100%: total), which were produced by enzymatic and acidic hydrolysis. A water- and a nontreated sample (REF) served as controls. The data analyses revealed that the hydrolysate-treated samples had significantly higher levels of amino acids (e.g., leucine, phenylalanine, lysine) compared with REF observed with all three techniques concordantly. Furthermore, the nontargeted metabolic profiling (GC-MS and NMR) showed that sugars (glucose, maltose) and/or by-products (build and released during acidic hydrolyses, e.g., levulinic acid) could be used for the differentiation between control and hydrolysates (type, degrees). The combination of amino acid profiling and additional compounds gives stronger evidence for the detection and classification of adulteration in turkey breast meat.
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Li W, Li F, Chen J, Betancourt LE, Tu C, Liao M, Ning X, Zheng J, Li R. Efficient and Sustainable Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone in Aqueous Phase over Ru/MCM-49 Catalysts. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c01318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Wenlin Li
- College of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province and Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi China
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- College of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province and Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi China
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- Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Beijing 100083, China
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- Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- College of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province and Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi China
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- College of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province and Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi China
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- College of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province and Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi China
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- College of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province and Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi China
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- College of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province and Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi China
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Cha JS, Um BH. Levulinic acid production through two-step acidic and thermal treatment of food waste using dilute hydrochloric acid. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-020-0521-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Manufacture of Platform Chemicals from Pine Wood Polysaccharides in Media Containing Acidic Ionic Liquids. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12061215. [PMID: 32471027 PMCID: PMC7362180 DOI: 10.3390/polym12061215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Pinus pinaster wood samples were subjected to chemical processing for manufacturing furans and organic acids from the polysaccharide fractions (cellulose and hemicellulose). The operation was performed in a single reaction stage at 180 or 190 °C, using a microwave reactor. The reaction media contained wood, water, methyl isobutyl ketone, and an acidic ionic liquid, which acted as a catalyst. In media catalyzed with 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate, up to 60.5% pentosan conversion into furfural was achieved, but the conversions of cellulose and (galacto) glucomannan in levulinic acid were low. Improved results were achieved when AILs bearing a sulfonated alkyl chain were employed as catalysts. In media containing 1-(3-sulfopropyl)-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate as a catalyst, near quantitative conversion of pentosans into furfural was achieved at a short reaction time (7.5 min), together with 32.8% conversion of hexosans into levulinic acid. Longer reaction times improved the production of organic acids, but resulted in some furfural consumption. A similar reaction pattern was observed in experiments using 1-(3-sulfobutyl)-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate as a catalyst.
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Qi T, Si ZB, Liu LJ, Yang HM, Huang Z, Yang HQ, Hu CW. Mechanistic study of cellobiose conversion to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural catalyzed by a Brønsted acid with counteranions in an aqueous solution. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:9349-9361. [PMID: 32309835 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06944e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The fundamental understanding of the cooperativity of a Brønsted acid together with its anion for cellulose conversion in an aqueous solution is limited at present, in which cellobiose has usually been regarded as a bridge that connects monosaccharides and cellulose. The mechanism of β-cellobiose conversion to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) catalyzed by a Brønsted acid (H3O+) accompanied by counteranions in an aqueous solution has been studied using quantum chemical calculations at the M06-2X/6-311++G(d,p) level under a polarized continuum model (PCM-SMD). For the formation of the first HMF from cellobiose, there are three reaction pathways, i.e., through cellobiulose and glycosyl-HMF (C/H), through cellobiulose and fructose (C/F/H), and through glucose (C/G/H). For these three reaction pathways, the rate-determining steps are associated with the intramolecular [1,2]-H shift in the aldose-ketose tautomerization. C/H is the thermodynamically predominant pathway, while C/G/H is the kinetically dominant pathway. From cellobiose, the origin of the first HMF results kinetically from a small proportion of both C/H and C/F/H and from a large proportion of C/G/H. For the role of the counteranion in the catalytic activity of H3O+, the halide anions (Cl- and Br-) act as promoters, whereas both NO3- anions and carboxylate-containing anions behave as inhibitors. The roles of these anions in β-cellobiose conversion to HMF can be correlated with their electrostatic potential and atomic number, which may cause a decrease in the relative enthalpy energy and the value of entropy on interacting with the cation moiety. These insights may advance the novel design of sustainable conversion systems for cellulose conversion into HMF.
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- Ting Qi
- College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, P. R. China.
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O’Dea RM, Willie JA, Epps TH. 100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Polymers from Lignocellulosic Biomass. Current Challenges and Future Opportunities. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:476-493. [PMID: 35648496 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Sustainable polymers from lignocellulosic biomass have the potential to reduce the environmental impact of commercial plastics while also offering significant performance and cost benefits relative to petrochemical-derived macromolecules. However, most currently available biobased polymers are hampered by insufficient thermomechanical properties, low economic feasibility (e.g., high relative cost), and reduced scalability in comparison to petroleum-based incumbents. Future biobased materials must overcome these limitations to be competitive in the marketplace. Additionally, sustainability challenges at the beginning and end of the polymer lifecycle need to be addressed using green chemistry practices and improved end-of-life waste management strategies. This viewpoint provides an overview of recent developments that can mitigate many concerns with present materials and discusses key aspects of next-generation, biobased polymers derived from lignocellulosic biomass.
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- Robert M. O’Dea
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
- Center for Research in Soft matter and Polymers (CRiSP), University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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Levulinic Acid Production from Delignified Rice Husk Waste over Manganese Catalysts: Heterogeneous Versus Homogeneous. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10030327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Delignified rice husk waste (25.66% (wt) cellulose) was converted to levulinic acid using three types of manganese catalysts, i.e., the Mn3O4/hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite and Mn3O4 heterogenous catalysts, as well as Mn(II) ion homogeneous counterpart. The hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite was prepared using the double template method and modified with Mn3O4 through wet-impregnation method. The structure and physicochemical properties of the catalyst materials were determined using several solid-state characterization techniques. The reaction was conducted in a 200 mL-three neck-round bottom flask at 100 °C and 130 °C for a certain reaction time in the presence of 10% (v/v) phosphoric acid and 2% (v/v) H2O2 aqueous solution, and the product was analyzed using HPLC. In general, 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (5-HMF) as the intermediate product was produced after 2 h and decreased after 4 h reaction time. To conclude, the Mn3O4/hierarchical ZSM-5 heterogenous catalyst gave the highest yield (wt %) of levulinic acid (39.75% and 27.60%, respectively) as the main product, after 8 h reaction time.
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Guo Q, Ren L, Alhassan SM, Tsapatsis M. Glucose isomerization in dioxane/water with Sn-β catalyst: improved catalyst stability and use for HMF production. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:14942-14945. [PMID: 31774076 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc07842h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The stability of zeolite Sn-beta (Sn-β) was greatly improved for glucose isomerization to fructose and fructose yield of 41.5% has been obtained when dioxane/water was used as solvent. The effect of dioxane/water solvent mixtures for fructose dehydration on Amberlyst-131 was also studied and it was found that small amounts of water in dioxane increase the yield of HMF (up to 74%) by limiting the formation of oligomers like difructose anhydride (III). 56% yield of HMF from glucose, maltose, trehalose or cellobiose and 60% from sucrose were produced when hydrolysis of disaccharides, glucose isomerization and fructose dehydration were coupled in a mixture of dioxane/water (5 wt%).
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- Qiang Guo
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Li Z, Li L, McKenna KR, Schmidt M, Pollet P, Gelbaum L, Fernández FM, Krishnamurthy R, Liotta CL. The Oligomerization of Glucose Under Plausible Prebiotic Conditions. ORIGINS LIFE EVOL B 2019; 49:225-240. [PMID: 31792744 DOI: 10.1007/s11084-019-09588-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The prebiotic origin of polysaccharides, the largest class of biopolymers by mass in extant biology, has seldom been investigated experimentally. Herein, we report on the acid-catalyzed condensation of aqueous solutions of glucose, a model monosaccharide, under plausible prebiotic conditions employing a wet-dry (night-day) protocol with 0.01 M HCl at 50 °C. This protocol leads to the formation of oligosaccharides containing up to eight monomeric units identified by high resolution mass spectrometry. The regio- and stereochemistry of the oligomeric acetal linkages, as well as the quantitative analysis of glucose conversion, are elucidated by combining 1H, 13C and 2D NMR spectroscopy. Ten out of eleven possible acetal linkages, including α- and β- anomers, have been identified with the α- and β- 1,6-acetals being the dominant linkages observed. In addition, the acid-catalyzed oligomerization of several glucose disaccharides such as cellobiose, maltose, and gentiobiose are presented along with an accompanying comparison with the corresponding oligomerization of glucose.
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- Zhao Li
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
- NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution, Alexandria, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
- NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution, Alexandria, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
- NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution, Alexandria, GA, 30332, USA
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- NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution, Alexandria, GA, 30332, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Ripon College, Ripon, WI, 54971, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
- NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution, Alexandria, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.
- NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution, Alexandria, GA, 30332, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
- NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution, Alexandria, GA, 30332, USA.
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.
- NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution, Alexandria, GA, 30332, USA.
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Abdilla-Santes R, Rasrendra C, Winkelman J, Heeres H. Conversion of levoglucosan to glucose using an acidic heterogeneous Amberlyst 16 catalyst: Kinetics and packed bed measurements. Chem Eng Res Des 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2019.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Onkarappa SB, Bhat NS, Parashuram D, Dutta S. Catalytic Conversion of Biomass‐Derived Carbohydrates into Levulinic Acid Assisted by a Cationic Surface Active Agent. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201902006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Department of ChemistryNational Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal Mangalore- 575025, Karnataka India
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- Department of ChemistryNational Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal Mangalore- 575025, Karnataka India
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- Department of ChemistryNational Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal Mangalore- 575025, Karnataka India
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Dong X, Shannon HD, Parker C, De Jesus S, Escobar IC. Comparison of two low‐hazard organic solvents as individual and cosolvents for the fabrication of polysulfone membranes. AIChE J 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.16790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Xiaobo Dong
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky
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Abdilla‐Santes RM, Guo W, Bruijnincx PCA, Yue J, Deuss PJ, Heeres HJ. High-Yield 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Synthesis from Crude Sugar Beet Juice in a Biphasic Microreactor. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:4304-4312. [PMID: 31313522 PMCID: PMC6790971 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201901115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is an important biobased platform chemical obtainable in high selectivity by the hydrolysis of fructose (FRC). However, FRC is expensive, making the production of HMF at a competitive market price highly challenging. Here, it is shown that sugar beet thick juice, a crude, sucrose-rich intermediate in sugar refining, is an excellent feedstock for HMF synthesis. Unprecedented high selectivities and yields of >90 % for HMF were achieved in a biphasic reactor setup at 150 °C using salted diluted thick juice with H2 SO4 as catalyst and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran as a bioderived extraction solvent. The conversion of glucose, obtained by sucrose inversion, could be limited to <10 mol %, allowing its recovery for further use. Interestingly, purified sucrose led to significantly lower HMF selectivity and yields, showing advantages from both an economic and chemical selectivity perspective. This opens new avenues for more cost-effective HMF production.
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- Ria M. Abdilla‐Santes
- Department of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG)University of Groningen9747 AGGroningenThe Netherlands
- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Brawijaya, MTHaryono 167Malang65145Indonesia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG)University of Groningen9747 AGGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht UniversityUniversiteitsweg 993584CGUtrechtThe Netherlands
- Organic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht UniversityUniversiteitsweg 993584 CGUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG)University of Groningen9747 AGGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG)University of Groningen9747 AGGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG)University of Groningen9747 AGGroningenThe Netherlands
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Mikola M, Ahola J, Tanskanen J. Production of levulinic acid from glucose in sulfolane/water mixtures. Chem Eng Res Des 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2019.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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