alkyl levulinates
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Dookheh ◽  
Alireza Najafi Chermahini ◽  
Mohammad Saraji


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-505
Author(s):  
Mattia Annatelli ◽  
Giacomo Trapasso ◽  
Lucrezia Lena ◽  
Fabio Aricò

Commercially available Purolite CT151 demonstrated to be an efficient acid catalyst for the synthesis of alkyl levulinates via alcoholysis of furfuryl alcohol (FA) at mild temperatures (80–120 °C) and short reaction time (5 h). Reaction conditions were first optimized for the synthesis of ethyl levulinate and then tested for the preparation of methyl-, propyl-, isopropyl-, butyl, sec-butyl- and allyl levulinate. Preliminary scale-up tests were carried out for most of the alkyl levulinates (starting from 5.0 g of FA) and the resulting products were isolated as pure by distillation in good yields (up to 63%). Furthermore, recycling experiments, conducted for the preparation of ethyl levulinate, showed that both the Purolite CT151 and the exceeding ethanol can be recovered and reused for four consecutive runs without any noticeable loss in the catalyst activity.



2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (26) ◽  
pp. 6636-6643
Author(s):  
Chetana R. Patil ◽  
Sanjay P. Kamble ◽  
Chandrashekhar V. Rode


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 97-116
Author(s):  
O. P. Taran ◽  
V. V. Sychev ◽  
B. N. Kuznetsov

γ-Valerolactone (GVL), which is a valuable chemical compound and a platform molecule, is considered as an intermediate product for the synthesis of chemical compounds with high added value, components of motor fuels and biopolymers. GVL is successfully used as an environmentally friendly solvent, fuel additive, fragrance and food additive. This review summarizes recent advances in the development of catalytic methods for the production of GVL from levulinic acid (LA), alkyl levulinates (AL), carbohydrates and vegetable polymers. Particular attention is paid to heterogeneous catalysts based on metals and metal oxides, which are more promising for practical application. The proposed mechanisms of processes are considered in detail, and prospects of using hydrogen-donor solvents in the production of GVL are discussed. Catalysts with the best catalytic performance were compared in terms of their productivity, which is an important parameter for industrial catalysis.





2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Di menno Di Bucchianico ◽  
Yanjun Wang ◽  
Jean-Christophe Buvat ◽  
Yong Pan ◽  
Valeria Casson Moreno ◽  
...  

The use of lignocellulosic biomass in the chemical industry has increased due to its non-competition with the alimentary sector. Several platform molecules can be produced from this biomass. Among them,...



Author(s):  
Rizky Tetrisyanda ◽  
Salal Hasan Khaudaida ◽  
Hao-Yeh Lee ◽  
Ming-Jer Lee


2020 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
pp. 32-41
Author(s):  
Yanjun Wang ◽  
Igor Plazl ◽  
Lamiae Vernières-Hassimi ◽  
Sébastien Leveneur


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Tommaso Tabanelli ◽  
Paola Blair Vásquez ◽  
Emilia Paone ◽  
Rosario Pietropaolo ◽  
Nikolaos Dimitratos ◽  
...  

Levulinic acid (LA) and its esters (alkyl levulinates) are polyfunctional molecules that can be obtained from lignocellulosic biomass. Herein, the catalytic conversion of methyl and ethyl levulinates into γ-valerolactone (GVL) via catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) by using methanol, ethanol, and 2-propanol as the H-donor/solvent, was investigated under both batch and gas-flow conditions. In particular, high-surface-area, tetragonal zirconia has proven to be a suitable catalyst for this reaction. Isopropanol was found to be the best H-donor under batch conditions, with ethyl levulinate providing the highest yield in GVL. However, long reaction times and high autogenic pressures are needed in order to work in the liquid-phase at high temperature with light alcohols. The reactions occurring under continuous gas-flow conditions, at atmospheric pressure and a relatively low contact time (1 s), were found to be much more efficient, also showing excellent GVL yields when EtOH was used as the reducing agent (GVL yield of around 70% under optimized conditions). The reaction has also been tested using a true bio-ethanol, derived from agricultural waste. These results represent the very first examples of the CTH of alkyl levulinates under continuous gas-flow conditions reported in the literature.



2020 ◽  
Vol 400 ◽  
pp. 125916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ejaz Ahmad ◽  
Tuhin Suvra Khan ◽  
Md. Imteyaz Alam ◽  
K.K. Pant ◽  
M. Ali Haider


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