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2023
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Honghui Gong,Juan Zhang,Qi Li,Longxing Wei,Ya Hu,Yifan Rui,Xian-Lei Shi
A series of sulfonic acid functionalized coffee biochar (SFCB-x) with high acid density and strength were prepared by using sulfuric acid as the sulfating agent. The obtained catalysts could be directly used for esterification of levulinic acid (LA) and alcoholysis of furfural alcohol (FA) affording ethyl levulinate (EL). Further activity tests and characterization confirmed the linear correlation between the catalytic activity and -SO 3 H density of the catalyst, SFCB-4 holds the highest -SO 3 H density and thus exhibits the highest catalytic activity towards the production of EL. Under mild conditions, about 97.6% and 81.7% yield of EL could be obtained for LA esterification and alcoholysis of FA, respectively. The catalyst also shows high stability during consecutive catalytic recycles. Furthermore, hot filtration testing suggested that the leaching of the active species was not observed during catalytic recycles, which could be attributed to the covalently linked -SO 3 H groups on SFCB-4 skeleton. The rational design and construction of SFCB-4 will drive the development of solid acid catalyst derived from natural biomass for the production of bio-based chemicals.
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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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Huanhuan Zhang,Liutao Hou,Weihong Zhang,Yucheng Lin,Xueli Liu,Shiqiang Zhao,Chun Chang
The purpose of this study is to design and investigate two coupling processes for acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of corncob, achieving the simultaneous preparation of biomass-based furfural and levulinic acid (LA). Meanwhile, high concentration and yield of LA were obtained through a situ feeding strategy of pretreated furfural residue with high solids loading (20%, w/v). In Scenario A, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran was selected as the solvent for the LA extraction process compared with the neutralization process in Scenario B. Techno-economic assessment results show that Scenario A is technically feasible and cost-competitive, with an internal rate of return of 21.92%, a net present value of 121 million US dollars, a carbon efficiency of 72%, an environmental factor of 4.38, and a process mass intensity of 32.19. This study will provide new insights for fully utilizing lignocellulosic biomass to prepare renewable energy resources, comprehensively evaluating the economic feasibility, and promoting green and low-carbon development.
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FUEL
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2024
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Yaqi Duan,Conghao Ku,Yuping Lv,Yantao Wang,Weiran Yang
Due to its unique physical and chemical properties, applying activated carbon nanomaterials as catalysts gradually become a hot research topic. Herein, the synergistic catalytic effect of activated carbon nanoparticles and CaO for highly selective oxidation of levulinic acid to citramalic acid was first reported. Among various activated carbons tested (commercially available and biomass-derived), the one obtained from Nanjing Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd. exhibits the best catalytic activity due to its large surface area, suitable pore structure, abundant active sites, and excellent O 2 activation ability. The levulinic acid conversion and citramalic acid selectivity respectively reached 100 % and 82.8 % at 90 °C for 0.5 h under 0.5 Mpa O 2 . Further, the 3D flower-like CaO/carbon composite (CaO/CF) was developed, which also showed excellent catalytic activity for the selective oxidation of levulinic acid to citramalic acid, with 91 % levulinic acid conversion and 81.8 % citramalic acid selectivity under otherwise the same reaction condition. The mechanistic study indicated that superoxide anion radical ( O 2 – ), Ca 2+ and OH – all play a crucial role in levulinic acid oxidation. This work may promote the application of activated carbon nanomaterial as an effective catalyst for selective oxidation reactions.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2026
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Jiaxin Tang,Jingke Liu,Xinhui Chen,Quanyuan Qiu,Wanqi Peng,Xinyuan Fu,Chenxi Shi,Xiaoqing Lin
Efficient separation of levulinic acid (LA) from biomass hydrolysates remains a major challenge, particularly at high LA concentrations where conventional fixed-bed adsorption suffers from increased competitive adsorption, long cycle times, and high solvent consumption. This study developed a four-zone continuous chromatographic separation process using the hyper-cross-linked resin SY-01 for the recovery of high-concentration LA from simulated biomass hydrolysates. Adsorption equilibrium, competitive adsorption, and kinetic behaviors were first investigated, followed by optimization of fixed-bed adsorption and construction of a continuous chromatographic system. The separation performances of the two operating modes were then quantitatively compared under identical conditions. SY-01 exhibited high adsorption capacity and rapid adsorption kinetics toward LA, while the continuous system achieved stable operation with a peak LA concentration of 321.15 g/L (3.21-fold enrichment). Compared with conventional fixed-bed adsorption, continuous operation reduced cycle time by 86.8%, ethanol consumption by 65.7%, and water consumption by 40.0%, while substantially increasing process throughput. These results demonstrate that integrating SY-01 with four-zone continuous chromatography provides an efficient, economical, and environmentally friendly strategy for industrial recovery of high-concentration levulinic acid.
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LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2026
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Guohua Teng,Min Zhou,Initizar Anwar,Yang Liu,Fuyi Li,Yanxu Chang,Yidan Wang,Yuefei Wang,Fei Tian
Flavonoids in Scutellaria Radix ( SR ) exhibit significant pharmacological activities, yet conventional extraction methods often suffer from low efficiency and poor selectivity. Here, a green and effective strategy was developed using deep eutectic solvent (DES)-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for selective flavonoid enrichment. Forty-eight DESs were screened, and levulinic acid/L-proline (2:1) was identified as the optimal system. The selected DES was employed to synthesize Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 @DES, which demonstrated high specificity and adsorption performance in magnetic solid-phase extraction. Under optimized conditions, adsorption efficiencies for four representative flavonoids ranged from 0.770 ± 0.01 to 0.983 ± 0.002, with desorption recoveries of 0.551 ± 0.003 to 0.919 ± 0.019. The method showed excellent linearity (R 2 ≥ 0.9998) and low limits of detection and quantification (0.01-0.35 μg mL −1 and 0.03-0.98 μg mL −1 , respectively). Moreover, the adsorbent retained high adsorption efficiency after six reuse cycles, demonstrating stability and reusability. This work provides a sustainable and selective approach for flavonoid enrichment from SR and highlights the potential of DES-functionalized magnetic nanomaterials as an eco-friendly alternative to conventional organic solvent-based extraction.
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MOLECULES
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2024
·Vol. 29
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IF 4.2
Pan Hou,Haopeng Su,Keyan Jin,Qiang Li,Wenfu Yan
γ-valerolactone (GVL), derived from biomass, is a crucial platform compound for biofuel synthesis and various industrial applications. Current methods for synthesizing GVL involve expensive catalysts and high-pressure hydrogen, prompting the search for greener alternatives. This study focuses on a novel zirconium phosphate (ZrP)-pillared zeolite MCM-36 derivative catalyst for converting levulinic acid (LA) to GVL using alcohol as a hydrogen source. The incorporation of ZrP significantly contributes to mesoporosity and greatly enhances the acidity of the catalysts. Additionally, we employed31P MAS NMR to comprehensively investigate the influence of phosphorus species on both the acidity and the catalytic conversion of LA to GVL. By adjusting the Zr-to-P ratios, we synthesized catalysts with enhanced acidity, achieving high conversion of LA and selectivity for GVL. The catalyst exhibited high recyclability, showing only minor deactivation over the course of five cycles. Furthermore, the catalyst was successfully applied to the one-pot conversion of furfural to GVL, showcasing its versatility in biomass conversion. This study highlights the potential of the MCM-ZrP1 catalyst for sustainable biomass conversion and offers insights for future research in renewable energy technologies.
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JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
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2024
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IF 6.5
Xiaoqing Gao,Shanhui Zhu,Mei Dong,Hongyan Zheng,Yanfeng Xue,Xiaojing Cui,Yulan Niu,Weibin Fan
Highly efficient synthesis of valuable γ-valerolactone (GVL) by levulinic acid (LA) hydrogenation is of interest for biomass refinery, but it suffers from great challenge to design highly active Ru-based catalyst at low temperature. ZIF-8 derived ZnO@NC nanocomposite can firmly anchor Ru nanoparticles to create strong Ru-ZnO interfacial structure, as revealed by characterization techniques and DFT calculations. By optimizing Ru content and ZnO particle size, Ru/ZnO@NC achieved excellent reaction activity with a turnover frequency (TOF) of 6032 h −1 at low temperature of 40 °C, which is never reported before. After etching the accessible ZnO, the TOF value was significantly declined to 125 h −1 on Ru/ZnO@NC-HF owing to the lack of effective Ru-ZnO interface. DFT calculation results demonstrate that the Ru-ZnO interfacial structure can facilitate the activation of intermediate CH 3 CHOCH 2 CH 2 COOH* and remarkably decline the activation energy barrier of rate-determining step (CH 3 CHOCH 2 CH 2 COOH + H = HPA) from 1.28 eV to 0.82 eV, thus leading to excellent activity of LA hydrogenation at low temperature.
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Molecular Catalysis
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2022
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IF 5.089
Canshuo Gu,Lungang Chen,Yong Liu,Xinghua Zhang,Jianguo Liu,Qi Zhang,Chenguang Wang,Longlong Ma
The production of furanic biofuel 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF) has been studied by hydrodeoxygenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid (LA) over bimetallic NiCo/γ-Al 2 O 3 catalyst. The contents of Ni and Co in NiCo/γ-Al 2 O 3 were investigated. The Ni 5 Co 25 /γ-Al 2 O 3 catalyst gave high activity in hydrodeoxygenation of LA with a 73.4% yield of 2-MTHF under optimal conditions. The crystal phase, valence states, acidity and basicity of catalysts were measured by multiple characterizations to understand the relationships among 2-MTHF yields and catalyst properties. XPS characterization revealed that the number of metal oxides increased on bimetallic catalysts while the reduced metals occupied on monometallic catalysts. The bimetallic catalysts also presented increased acidity than that of monometallic catalysts. These distinct properties were also observed among bimetallic catalysts with different contents of Ni and Co, which were responsible for different performances. Besides, the solvent effect on the structure of 1,4-pentanediol, which was further converted to 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, was disclosed by molecular dynamics simulations.
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2022
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IF 8.035
Puxiang Yan,Haiyong Wang,Yuhe Liao,Pengyao Sun,Chenguang Wang
Catalytic valorization of biomass into chemicals and fuels plays a key role in order to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Herein, a series of hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolites were synthesized by the post-treatment method to transform furfural alcohol (FAL) to levulinic acid (LA). ZSM-5 obtained from tandem alkaline treatment (0.2 M NaOH) and acid washing (0.1 M HCl), denoted as ZSM-5-OH 0.2 -H, exhibited the highest activity, affording 76.2% LA yield in 9:1 acetone–water mixed solvents at 393 K for 0.5 h. The enhanced adsorption capacity and acid accessibility of FAL on zeolite mediated by the introduction of mesopores, as well as the reduced secondary reactions of the generated LA due to few Al atoms in straight and sinusoidal channels (as confirmed by UV–vis diffuse reflectance), were responsible for the outstanding catalytic performance of ZSM-5-OH 0.2 -H. The structure–activity relationship revealed that regulating the porous structure and Al distribution of ZSM-5 was an effective strategy to enhance its hydrolytic performance of FAL to LA. Moreover, ZSM-5-OH 0.2 -H could be reused for three reaction cycles without significant loss in catalytic activity.
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RSC Advances
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2016
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IF 3.289
Kai Qin,Yani Yan,Yahong Zhang,Yi Tang
Cellulose without any pretreatment was directly converted into levulinic acid (LA) in a microwave-assisted acidic catalytic system with a high ionic strength. The highest LA yield could reach 67.3 mol% within 60 min even when the cellulose concentration was as high as 10 wt%. It is concluded that high ion strength and microwave irradiation were jointly responsible for the fast cellulose conversion and high LA yield, and a cooperative acceleration mechanism is finally proposed. The high ion concentration provided by alkali metal halides not only accelerated the cellulose hydrolysis but also facilitated glucose conversion into LA by shifting the weak acid ionization equilibria, and microwave irradiation further promoted this salt effect by its characteristic heating way of ion conduction. Such a one-pot catalytic system provides a possibility of practical application for direct highly efficient conversion of cellulose due to its green properties, low cost and efficient characteristics.
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ENERGY & FUELS
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2019
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IF 3.021
Mingxue Su,Wenzhi Li,Qiaozhi Ma,Song Li,Tao Yang,Xiaomeng Dou
A water-tolerant, basic, and hierarchical MFI zeolite catalyst was synthesized and applied in the aldol condensation reaction between biomass-derived furfural and levulinic acid. The results showed that the addition of poly(diallyl dimethylammonium chloride) significantly affected the textural and acid–base properties of hierarchical zeolite, which subsequently influenced the catalytic performance of hierarchical zeolite. In the aqueous phase, potassium-modified, hierarchical MFI zeolite (K/H-MFI-n) was more active for aldol condensation between furfural and levulinic acid than the potassium-modified, conventional MFI zeolite (K/MFI). This was ascribed to higher basic sites density and improved diffusion limitation of K/H-MFI-n. A 70.6% yield of aldol condensation product was achieved with a complete conversion of furfural at 100 °C for 9 h by K/H-MFI-0.6. However, only 27.4% yield of aldol condensation product with 55.1% furfural conversion was obtained by K/MFI at the same condition. Two major isomeric aldol products, β-furfurylidenelevulinic acid and δ-furfurylidenelevulinic acid (β-FDLA and δ-FDLA), were obtained after acidification. K/H-MFI-n displayed an enhanced selectivity (54.9%) to δ-FDLA, owing to the stronger basicity of K/H-MFI-n. However, K/MFI showed a preferred selectivity to β-FDLA (42.7%), owing to the dominant Lewis acidity. Recyclability research showed that the catalytic performance of potassium-modified, hierarchical MFI zeolite was acceptable after five runs.
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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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IF 11.889
Shanta Dutta,Qiaozhi Zhang,Yang Cao,Chunfei Wu,Konstantinos Moustakas,Shicheng Zhang,Ka-Hing Wong,Daniel C.W. Tsang
Lignocellulosic paper waste constitutes a major waste stream globally, which should be valorised for chemical production. However, paper properties ( e.g. , feedstock composition, cellulosic crystallinity, and thermal stability/degradability) vary with raw materials and pulping processes. This study investigated levulinic acid (LA), hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), and furfural production by H 2 SO 4 and FeCl 3 catalysed conversion of nine types of paper wastes in a green solvent system (1:1 γ‐valerolactone/water). At 160–180 °C for 1–20 min, ∼23–27 wt% LA yield was achieved from sanitary papers, tracing/parchment paper, and paper food box mainly containing crystalline cellulose, while a lower LA yield (∼10–20 wt%) was obtained from other paper wastes with high contents of ash and lignin. A higher selectivity towards HMF (∼12 mol%) was achieved in the presence of FeCl 3 . A furfural yield of ∼ 4–7.5 wt% was also obtained from the hemicellulose content. This study elucidates crucial factors and desirable characteristics of paper waste for catalytic valorisation.
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