Li Cui,Fei Wang,Xiaoli Zhang,Yuewen Chen,Hai Liu,Yihu Ke,Yimin Wang,Xiya Zhang
The oxidation of glycerol to dihydroxyacetone (DHA) represents an efficient and economical process route. Although preparing Au/CuO catalysts from plant constituents has emerged as a novel approach for synthesizing biocompatible products, the complexity of plant constituents means that the active components still need to be clarified, making it challenging to control catalytic activity. In this study, we effectively separated and identified the active components of Syringa oblata Lindl. (SoL) leaf using column chromatography, and synthesized a series of Au/CuO catalysts from the different separated samples. Glycerol catalytic evaluation experiments showed that the S3 fraction, mainly consisting of phenolic substances, exhibited the highest catalytic activity, with a glycerol conversion rate of 86.6% and DHA selectivity of 82.0%, exceeding the activity of most current catalysts. A series of experiments and characterizations demonstrated the differences in reducibility and protective ability among the separated samples, and the preparation and glycerol reaction conditions for optimal performance are systematically optimized. This work provides in-depth insights into the preparation of catalysts using plant-based methods.
Efficient conversion of glycerol to 1,3-dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is the affirmation and guarantee of the feasible development of biodiesel industry, but the biocompatibility of catalyst must be considered due to the wide application of DHA in food and medicine industries. In this work, an environmentally benign biosynthesis approach with Syringa oblata Lindl. (SoL) leaf extract was employed to fabricate Au/CuO catalysts for the oxidation of glycerol to DHA. The biosynthesized SoL-Au/CuO catalysts were characterized and the effects of plant extracts concentration, gold loading, calcination temperature and reaction conditions on the catalytic performance were systematically analyzed. High catalytic performance with glycerol conversion rate of 95.7% and DHA selectivity of 77.9% can be attained under optimum conditions. This work provides the first example of preparing biocompatible catalyst for the thermal catalytic oxidation of glycerol to DHA, which can not only reach efficient conversion of glycerol and selectivity to DHA, but also is simple, green, environmentally friendly, and promising.
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