Study on preparation of methyl levulinate by directional alcoholysis of bamboo biomass

XU Yang-yang; ZHU Hui-min; LI Chen; PAN Hui; FENG Jun-feng

doi:10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2021069

Volume 49 Issue 12

Dec. 2021

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XU Yang-yang, ZHU Hui-min, LI Chen, PAN Hui, FENG Jun-feng. Study on preparation of methyl levulinate by directional alcoholysis of bamboo biomass[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(12): 1889-1897. doi: 10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2021069

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XU Yang-yang, ZHU Hui-min, LI Chen, PAN Hui, FENG Jun-feng. Study on preparation of methyl levulinate by directional alcoholysis of bamboo biomass[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(12): 1889-1897. doi: 10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2021069

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Study on preparation of methyl levulinate by directional alcoholysis of bamboo biomass

doi: 10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2021069

XU Yang-yang^{1, 2
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ZHU Hui-min^{1, 2},
LI Chen^{1, 2},
PAN Hui^{1, 2
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FENG Jun-feng^{1
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College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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Jiangsu Co-Innovation Centre of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China

Funds: The project was supported by Jiangsu Student's Platform for Innovation Training Program (SPITP 201910298012Z），Natural Science Fund for Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province (20KJB220010)

Received Date: 2021-04-13
Rev Recd Date: 2021-06-10

Available Online: 2021-08-10

Publish Date: 2021-12-29

Abstract

Abstract

The process of directional alcoholysis of cellulose and hemicellulose in bamboo was investigated using solid acid as catalyst and dialkoxymethane/lower alcohol as co-solvent. By adjusting the reaction conditions (composition and ratio of the co-solvent, the type and amount of solid acid catalyst, reaction temperature and time), the optimal reaction conditions were obtained (dimethoxymethane/methanol with a mass ratio of 5 g/15 g, the solid acid catalyst silicotungstic acid 0.002 mol, reaction time 120 min, and reaction temperature 200 ℃), the conversion of bamboo was 81.53%, and the yield of methyl levulinate was 28.39%. At the same time, the conversion process of a variety of biomass model compounds (xylose, glucose, furfural, 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, pentosan and microcrystalline cellulose) was studied in detail, then the fundamental mechanism of directional alcoholysis conversion of cellulose and hemicellulose to produce methyl levulinate was put forward according to the detection results of intermediate products in the reaction process.
- biomass,
- directional alcoholysis,
- methyl levulinate,
- co-solvent

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