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- Title
Cascade of Liquid-Phase Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation and Etherification of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to Potential Biodiesel Components over Lewis Acid Zeolites.
- Authors
Jae, Jungho; Mahmoud, Eyas; Lobo, Raul F.; Vlachos, Dionisios G.
- Abstract
We report a one-step process for the production of diesel fuel from biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). The reaction proceeds through the sequential transfer hydrogenation and etherification of HMF to 2,5-bis(alkoxymethyl)furan, a potential biodiesel additive, catalyzed by a Lewis acid zeolite, such as Sn-Beta or Zr-Beta. An alcohol is used as a hydrogen donor and as a reactant in etherification. This cascade reaction can selectively produce high yields of the biodiesel additive (>80 % yield) from HMF with the Sn-Beta catalyst and secondary alcohols, such as 2-propanol and 2-butanol.
- Subjects
DIESEL fuels; BIOMASS; HYDROGENATION; ETHERIFICATION; ZEOLITES; ALCOHOLS (Chemical class)
- Publication
ChemCatChem, 2014, Vol 6, Issue 2, p508
- ISSN
1867-3880
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/cctc.201300978