Continuous Flow Conversion of Biomass-Derived Methyl Levulinate into γ-Valerolactone Using Functional Metal Organic Frameworks

The zirconium-based metal organic framework, UiO-66 (Zr), was successfully synthesized via solvothermal method, followed by various characterization including XRD, thermal analysis, N2 physisorption, and TEM. As-synthesized UiO-66 (Zr) was employed in the transformation of methyl levulinate (ML) to γ-valerolactone (GVL) via catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) under continuous flow and various reaction conditions, which gave superior catalytic performance and efficiency as compared to reported catalysts. The obtained results show great potential of applying UiO-66 (Zr) in upgrading biomass derivatives to useful biofuel/chemical products, paving the way for green energy production from renewable resources. © 2018 American Chemical Society.

Authors
Ouyang W.1 , Zhao D.2 , Wang Y.2 , Balu A.M.1 , Len C.2, 3 , Luque R. 1, 4
Journal
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Number of issue
5
Language
English
Pages
6746-6752
Status
Published
Link
External link
DOI
10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b00549
Volume
6
Year
2018
Organizations
  • 1 Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Córdoba, Edif. Marie Curie, Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, Córdoba, E14014, Spain
  • 2 Sorbonne Universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC), CS 60319, Cedex, Compiègne, 60203, France
  • 3 Institut de Recherche de Chimie, Paris, PSL Research University, Chimie Paris Tech, CNRS, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, Cedex 05, Paris, F-75231, France
  • 4 Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya street, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
Keywords
Biomass valorization; Catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH); Continuous flow; Metal organic framework; Methyl levulinate; UiO-66 (Zr); γ-Valerolactone
Date of creation
19.10.2018
Date of change
19.10.2018
Short link
https://repository.rudn.ru/en/records/article/record/6653/
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