scholarly journals Stable Continuous Production of γ-Valerolactone from Biomass-Derived Levulinic Acid over Zr–Al-Beta Zeolite Catalyst

Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 678
Author(s):  
Clara López-Aguado ◽  
Marta Paniagua ◽  
Juan A. Melero ◽  
Jose Iglesias ◽  
Pablo Juárez ◽  
...  

The one-pot conversion of biomass-derived platform molecules such as levulinic acid (LA) and furfural (FAL) into γ-valerolactone (GVL) is challenging because of the need for adequate multi-functional catalysts and high-pressure gaseous hydrogen. As a more sustainable alternative, here we describe the transfer hydrogenation of LA to GVL using isopropanol as a hydrogen donor over a Zr-modified beta zeolite catalyst in a continuous fixed-bed reactor. A stable sustained production of GVL was achieved from the levulinic acid, with both high LA conversion (ca. 95%) and GVL yield (ca. 90%), for over at least 20 days in continuous operation at 170 °C. Importantly, the small decay in activity can be advantageously overcome by the means of a simple in situ thermal regeneration in the air atmosphere, leading to a complete recovery of the catalyst activity. Key to this outstanding result is the use of a Zr-modified dealuminated beta zeolite with a tailored Lewis/Brønsted acid sites ratio, which can synergistically catalyze the tandem steps of hydrogen transfer and acid-catalyzed transformations, leading to such a successful and stable production of GVL from LA.


2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-97
Author(s):  
I Made Sadiana ◽  
Iip Izul Falah ◽  
Triyono Triyono

Pt-zeolite catalyst has been prepared by immersing a sample of zeolite in PtCl4 solution. After separation, the sample was dried and calcinated at 550 °C for 4 hours under nitrogen stream. Furthermore, the sample was oxidized with oxygen gas at 350 °C for 2 hours and reduced with hydrogen gas at 400 °C for 2 hours. Total amount of impregnated metal, acidity and surface are of the samples were determined by using atomic absorption spectrophotometric, gravimetric and gas sorption methods, respectively. The activity test was done in a fixed bed reactor and the results of the reaction were analyzed by using gas chromatograph. The result of the characterization showed that the higher total amount of impregnated metal, the lower the surface area and total volume of pores. The acidity and the catalyst activity increase with the increasing of the total amount of impregnated metal. The flow rate of feed and temperature reaction also influence yield conversion. The optimum yield of n-octanol conversion was obtained at 400 °C with the showest flow rate of n-octanol and flow rate of H2 gas was equal to 40 mL/minute.



1986 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Morbidelli ◽  
Alberto Servida ◽  
Sergio Carra ◽  
Arvind Varma


1986 ◽  
Vol 19 (15) ◽  
pp. 267-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Goldschmidt ◽  
L. Hallager ◽  
S.B. Jorgensen


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (125) ◽  
pp. 103695-103702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuannan Xiong ◽  
Wenqi Chen ◽  
Jianjun Ma ◽  
Zhihua Chen ◽  
Aiwu Zeng

The continuous liquid phase acylation of furan with acetic anhydride over H-beta zeolite was carried out in a fixed-bed reactor. 2-acetylfuran is of considerable commercial importance due to its application in food additives and drug industries.



1989 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 375-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jozef Markoš ◽  
Alena Brunovská

In this paper the influence of the active catalyst location in a pellet on fixed-bed catalytic reactor performance is described. The optimal activity distribution as a function of an economic parameter (ratio of product and catalyst costs), Thiele modulus and Damkohler number is estimated.



Catalysts ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1068
Author(s):  
Zdeněk Tišler ◽  
Pavla Vondrová ◽  
Kateřina Hrachovcová ◽  
Kamil Štěpánek ◽  
Romana Velvarská ◽  
...  

Aldol condensation reaction is usually catalysed using homogeneous catalysts. However, the heterogeneous catalysis offers interesting advantages and the possibility of cleaner biofuels production. Nowadays, one of the most used kinds of heterogeneous catalysts are hydrotalcites, which belong to a group of layered double hydroxides. This paper describes the aldol condensation of cyclohexanone (CH) and furfural (F) using Mg/Al mixed oxides and rehydrated mixed oxides in order to compare the catalyst activity after calcination and rehydration, as well as the possibility of its regeneration. The catalysts were synthesized by calcination and subsequent rehydration of the laboratory-prepared and commercial hydrotalcites, with Mg:Al molar ratio of 3:1. Their structural and chemical properties were determined by several analytical methods (inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP), X-ray diffraction (XRD), diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFT), specific surface area (BET), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), temperature programmed desorption (TPD)). F-CH aldol condensation was performed in a continuous fixed-bed reactor at 80 °C, CH:F = 5:1, WHSV 2 h−1. The rehydrated laboratory-prepared catalysts showed a 100% furfural conversion for more than 55 h, in contrast to the calcined ones (only 24 h). The yield of condensation products FCH and F2CH was up to 68% and 10%, respectively. Obtained results suggest that Mg/Al mixed oxides-based heterogeneous catalyst is suitable for use in the aldol condensation reaction of furfural and cyclohexanone in a fixed-bed reactor, which is an interesting alternative way to obtain biofuels from renewable sources.



2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasanudin Hasanudin ◽  
Addy Rachmat ◽  
Muhammad Said ◽  
Karna Wijaya

Crude Palm Oil hydrocrcaking has been carried out over Ni/Mo ZrO2–pillared bentonite catalyst in a fixed bed reactor. Crude Palm Oil hydrocracking over Ni/Mo ZrO2–pillared bentonite catalyst formed 3 products i.e. gas, oil and coke. The oil product from Crude Palm Oil hydrocracking was analyzed by using gas chromatography to determine its composition. Three types of fraction were classified i.e. gasoline, kerosene and diesel oil. In this research, the focused of the study is of hydrocracking kinetics by using lump kinetic models. The kinetic model was solved by using the software MATLAB R2018b involves the effect of catalyst activity on the reaction rate. The results of the kinetic study show that the 4-lump (Crude Palm Oil, gas coke and oil) and 6-lump reaction models (Crude Palm Oil, gas, coke, gasoline, kerosene and diesel) can be used to explain the Crude Palm Oil hydrocracking over Ni/Mo ZrO2–pillared bentonite catalyst. The 4-lump kinetic model has 5 rate constants and the 6-lump kinetic model has 14 rate constants.



2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 1468-1475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juha A. Linnekoski ◽  
Martta Asikainen ◽  
Harri Heikkinen ◽  
Reetta K. Kaila ◽  
Jari Räsänen ◽  
...  


2013 ◽  
Vol 864-867 ◽  
pp. 366-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Yan Xia ◽  
Zhi Xiang Xia ◽  
Wei Tang ◽  
Hong Yan Wang ◽  
Meng Xiang Fang

MCM-41 supported nickel phosphide (Ni2P/MCM-41) was prepared by temperature-programmed reduction of the corresponding phosphate. The catalyst activity for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO), hydrodearomatization (HDA), hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) and hydrodesulfurization (HDS) was investigated in a fixed bed reactor. O-cresol HDO, 1-methylnaphthalene HDA, quinoline HDN, dibenzothiophene HDS and simultaneous HDO, HDA, HDN, HDS were respectively tested at different temperatures with constant pressure (6.0 MPa), liquid hourly space velocity (3.0 h-1), hydrogen-to-oil volume ratio (600:1). The results indicate that Ni2P /MCM-41 catalyst has great performance on HDO, HDA, HDN, HDS in single model compound reactions. O-cresol and DBT are almost completely transformed at 375°C, while 1-methylnaphthalene and quinoline reach the highest conversion at 300°C. In the simultaneous reactions, quinoline shows higher conversion by competitive adsorption on the catalyst hydrogenation sites, leading to conversion decrease of o-cresol, 1-methylnaphthalene and DBT.



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