scholarly journals Noble Metal-Free Hierarchical ZrY Zeolite Efficient for Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Levulinic Acid

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Di Hu ◽  
Hong Xu ◽  
Zuotong Wu ◽  
Man Zhang ◽  
Zhiyue Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Noble Metal ◽  
Levulinic Acid ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Direct Synthesis ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Platform Chemicals ◽  
Synthetic Strategy ◽  
Metal Support Interaction ◽  
The Difference

Developing a low-cost and robust catalyst for efficient transformation of biomass-derived platform chemicals plays a crucial role in the synthesis of future transportation fuels. Herein, a post-synthetic strategy was employed to develop a noble metal-free and robust ZrY zeolite catalyst, which is efficient for the hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid (LA) into biofuel γ-valerolactone (GVL), whereas over 95% yield of GVL was achieved in 10 h at 220°C. The effects of acidic properties from ZrY catalysts and various reaction parameters on the catalytic performance were then discussed in detail. Subsequently, different characterization tools were used to compare the difference and relationship of structure activity between the fresh and spent ZrY catalysts. It was found that acidity and the metal–support interaction were important for the direct synthesis of GVL. This work provides a guideline to design a noble metal-free catalyst for high-value utilization of biomass-derived sources.

Conversion of Glucose to Levulinic Acid Using SO42-/TiO2-Al2O3-SnO2 Solid Acid Catalysts

2012 ◽  
Vol 550-553 ◽  
pp. 234-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Ping Zhuang ◽  
Xue Ping Li ◽  
Ying Liu
Keyword(s):  
Levulinic Acid ◽  
Solid Acid ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Solid Acid Catalyst ◽  
Acid Catalyst ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
High Catalytic Activity ◽  
Acid Yield ◽  
Platform Chemicals ◽  
Catalytic Effects

Biomass represents an abundant and relatively low cost carbon resource that can be utilized to produce platform chemicals such as levulinic acid. This study focused on the effect of SO42-/TiO2-Al2O3-SnO2solid acid catalyst on the catalytic performance in levulinic acid production from biomass-derived carbohydrates glucose. The SO42-/TiO2-Al2O3-SnO2solid acid catalyst showed a high catalytic activity for the selective conversion of glucose to levulinic acid. Experimental results showed that SO42-/TiO2-Al2O3-SnO2solid acid had markedly catalytic effects on the conversion of glucose to levulinic acid. With SO42-/TiO2-Al2O3-SnO2solid acid as the catalyst, an optimized ethyl levulinic acid was obtained at 180 °C for 2 h with glucose dosage of 2 wt% and 3 g SO42-/TiO2-Al2O3-SnO2solid acid catalys and the levulinic acid yield was 74.05%.

Enhanced sulfamethoxazole ozonation by noble metal-free catalysis based on magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles: catalytic performance and degradation mechanism

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (23) ◽  
pp. 19265-19270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renli Yin ◽  
Wanqian Guo ◽  
Xianjiao Zhou ◽  
Heshan Zheng ◽  
Juanshan Du ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Noble Metal ◽  
Fe3o4 Nanoparticles ◽  
Degradation Mechanism ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Magnetic Fe3o4 Nanoparticles ◽  
Magnetic Fe3o4

In this research, Fe3O4 nanoparticles were prepared by a low-cost route free of other agents, and applied in the catalysis of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) ozonation.

scholarly journals Converting copper sulfide to copper with surface sulfur for electrocatalytic alkyne semi-hydrogenation with water

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongmeng Wu ◽  
Cuibo Liu ◽  
Changhong Wang ◽  
Yifu Yu ◽  
Yanmei Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binding Energy ◽  
Noble Metal ◽  
Atomic Hydrogen ◽  
Copper Sulfide ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Water Electrolysis ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Copper Nanowire

AbstractElectrocatalytic alkyne semi-hydrogenation to alkenes with water as the hydrogen source using a low-cost noble-metal-free catalyst is highly desirable but challenging because of their over-hydrogenation to undesired alkanes. Here, we propose that an ideal catalyst should have the appropriate binding energy with active atomic hydrogen (H*) from water electrolysis and a weaker adsorption with an alkene, thus promoting alkyne semi-hydrogenation and avoiding over-hydrogenation. So, surface sulfur-doped and -adsorbed low-coordinated copper nanowire sponges are designedly synthesized via in situ electroreduction of copper sulfide and enable electrocatalytic alkyne semi-hydrogenation with over 99% selectivity using water as the hydrogen source, outperforming a copper counterpart without surface sulfur. Sulfur anion-hydrated cation (S2−-K+(H2O)n) networks between the surface adsorbed S2− and K+ in the KOH electrolyte boost the production of active H* from water electrolysis. And the trace doping of sulfur weakens the alkene adsorption, avoiding over-hydrogenation. Our catalyst also shows wide substrate scopes, up to 99% alkenes selectivity, good reducible groups compatibility, and easily synthesized deuterated alkenes, highlighting the promising potential of this method.

scholarly journals Hierarchical H-ZSM5 zeolites based on natural kaolinite as a high-performance catalyst for methanol to aromatic hydrocarbons conversion

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Asghari ◽  
Mohammadreza Khanmohammadi Khorrami ◽  
Sayed Habib Kazemi
Keyword(s):  
Pore Size ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Direct Synthesis ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Methanol Conversion ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Good Prospect

AbstractThe present work introduces a good prospect for the development of hierarchical catalysts with excellent catalytic performance in the methanol to aromatic hydrocarbons conversion (MTA) process. Hierarchical H-ZSM5 zeolites, with a tailored pore size and different Si/Al ratios, were synthesized directly using natural kaolin clay as a low-cost silica and aluminium resource. Further explored for the direct synthesis of hierarchical HZSM-5 structures was the steam assisted conversion (SAC) with a cost-effective and green affordable saccharide source of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), as a secondary mesopore agent. The fabricated zeolites exhibiting good crystallinity, 2D and 3D nanostructures, high specific surface area, tailored pore size, and tunable acidity. Finally, the catalyst performance in the conversion of methanol to aromatic hydrocarbons was tested in a fixed bed reactor. The synthesized H-ZSM5 catalysts exhibited superior methanol conversion (over 100 h up to 90%) and selectivity (over 85%) in the methanol conversion to aromatic hydrocarbon products.

Methanol tolerant, high performance, noble metal free electrocatalyst developed from polyaniline and ferric chloride for the oxygen reduction reaction

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (112) ◽  
pp. 92648-92655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sankararao Mutyala ◽  
Jayaraman Mathiyarasu ◽  
Ashok Mulchandani
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Noble Metal ◽  
Ferric Chloride ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Inert Atmosphere ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Methanol Tolerant

Here, we report a low-cost, noble metal free Fe–N–C catalyst prepared using carbonized polyaniline (PANI) and ferric chloride as precursors in an inert atmosphere for oxygen reduction reaction.

A cascade process for the synthesis of ortho-formyl allyl aryl ethers and 2H-chromen-2-ol derivatives from arynes via trapping of o-quinone methide with an activated alkene

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhilash Sharma ◽  
Pranjal Gogoi
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Direct Synthesis ◽  
Quinone Methide ◽  
Cascade Process ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Synthetic Strategy ◽  
Aryl Ethers ◽  
Three Component Coupling

A transition-metal free synthetic strategy for the direct synthesis of ortho-formyl substituted allyl aryl ethers and 2H-chromen-2-ol derivatives via a cascade three-component coupling of arynes, activated alkene and N,N-dimethylformamide.

Hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone by Ni and MoOx co-loaded carbon catalysts

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 3899-3903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken-ichi Shimizu ◽  
Shota Kanno ◽  
Kenichi Kon
Keyword(s):  
Noble Metal ◽  
Levulinic Acid ◽  
Title Reaction ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Carbon Catalysts

Ni–MoOx/C showed more than 300 times higher TON than previously reported noble metal-free catalysts for the title reaction.

scholarly journals Noble-Metal-Free NixSy-C3N5 Hybrid Nanosheet with Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Performance

Catalysts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1089
Author(s):  
Lixiao Han ◽  
Cong Peng ◽  
Jinming Huang ◽  
Linhao Sun ◽  
Shengyao Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Noble Metal ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Photocatalytic Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
H2 Production ◽  
Apparent Quantum Yield ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Multifunctional Catalyst ◽  
Photocatalytic Applications

The construction of highly efficient, low-cost and noble-metal-free photocatalysts depends on photocatalytic technology. Recently, N-rich C3N5 has been explored as a novel carbon nitride material with a much narrower band gap (~2.2 eV) than that of traditional C3N4 (~2.7 eV). Planting noble-metal-free active sites on C3N5 to improve its photocatalytic activity is of great significance. Herein, 2D NixSy nanosheet is facially loaded on 2D C3N5 using a hydrothermal procedure under a low temperature. Due to the quick separation of photogenerated carries between C3N5 and NixSy, this inexpensive noble-metal-free NixSy-C3N5 hybrid nanosheet is highly efficient and stable as a multifunctional catalyst in various applications, including photocatalytic H2 production from water and NO removal. Impressively, the apparent quantum yield (AQY) value for H2 production reaches 37.0% (at 420 nm) on optimal NixSy-C3N5 hybrids, which is much higher than that of Pt-C3N5 material. This work opens an avenue to the fabrication of low-cost and noble-metal-free catalysts for multifunctional photocatalytic applications.

Synthesis of 6-substituted indoloquinazolinones from arynes and 2-acyl-4-quinazolinones: a transition-metal free C–N and C–C bond formation strategy

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (41) ◽  
pp. 17938-17953
Author(s):  
Abhilash Sharma ◽  
Pranjal Gogoi
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Direct Synthesis ◽  
Bond Formation ◽  
Reaction Vessel ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Synthetic Strategy ◽  
Single Reaction

A versatile transition-metal free synthetic strategy has been developed for the direct synthesis of 6-substituted indoloquinazolinones from 2-acyl-4-quinazolinones and aryne precursors. This cascade strategy proceeds via successive C–N and C–C bond formation in a single reaction vessel.

scholarly journals Facile Synthesis of Amorphous C3N4ZnxOy (x, y = 0.32–1.10) with High Photocatalytic Efficiency for Antibiotic Degradation

Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 514
Author(s):  
Ran Zhang ◽  
Jing Xian Dong ◽  
Guo Liang Gao ◽  
Xue Lu Wang ◽  
Ye-Feng Yao
Keyword(s):  
Noble Metal ◽  
Amorphous Materials ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Amorphous State ◽  
Amorphous Structure ◽  
Photocatalytic Efficiency ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Synthetic Strategy ◽  
Photocatalytic Reactions ◽  
Antibiotic Degradation

The development of novel, noble metal-free semiconductor catalysts with high efficiency is of great importance for the degradation of organic compounds. Among them, amorphous materials have been extensively studied for their unique and commercially useful properties. Here, a completely amorphous, noble metal-free photocatalyst C3N4ZnxOy (x, y = 0.32–1.10) was successfully synthesized from urea and ZnO by a simple high-temperature polymerization method. As the Zn content increased, the short-range ordered structures of the amorphous samples were still retained, as revealed by XPS, FTIR, and ssNMR. Meanwhile, the -CN3 structures were observed to be gradually destroyed, which may make the amorphous state more favorable for photocatalytic reactions. Compared with g-C3N4, the amorphous samples showed significantly reduced intensities in the photoluminescence spectra, indicating that the recombination rate of the photo-generated charge carriers was greatly reduced. It was confirmed that the optimized sample (C3N4Zn0.61O0.61) achieved a photocatalytic efficiency of 86.1% in the degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride under visible light irradiation within 1 h. This is about 2 times higher than that of both g-C3N4 and ZnO. This study emphasizes the importance of the amorphous structure in photocatalytic reactions, and this synthetic strategy may provide an effective model for designing other novel catalysts.

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