Conversion of biomass components to methyl levulinate over an ultra-high performance fiber catalyst in impellers of the agitation system

Xian-Lei Shi; Qianqian Hu; Yongju Chen; Feng Wang; Peigao Duan

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.65, 264-271, September, 2018

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2018.04.037 Export Citation

Conversion of biomass components to methyl levulinate over an ultra-high performance fiber catalyst in impellers of the agitation system

Xian-Lei Shi^†, Qianqian Hu¹, Yongju Chen, Feng Wang, and Peigao Duan^†

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Coal Green Conversion, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454003, PR China
¹School of Medicine, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454003, PR China

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An ultra-high performance fiber, serving as a novel material for heterogeneous-acid catalyst for the conversion of biomass components to methyl levulinate, is presented. The catalyst was prepared conveniently from commercially available polyphenylene sulfide fiber by sulfonation, and characterized detailedly by elemental analysis, FTIR spectroscopy, SEM and mechanical strength at different stages. Moreover, the catalyst exhibited higher activity for biomass components transforming into methyl levulinate (52.96%), and prominent ability to be reused with good recyclability and stability. Furthermore, the effective large-scale process with fiber catalyst in impellers of the agitation system is very attractive for the industrial applications.

Keywords:Catalytic material;Fiber catalyst;Polyphenylene sulfide fiber;Biomass components;Methyl levulinate

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[7] Ren D, Wan X, Jin F, Song Z, Liu Y, Huo Z, Green Chem., 18, 5999 (2016)

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