Preparation of furfural from xylose catalyzed by difunctional carbon-based solid acid

LUO Chao; JIN Cai-di; ZHU Ling-jun; WANG Shu-rong

doi:10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2023030

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LUO Chao, JIN Cai-di, ZHU Ling-jun, WANG Shu-rong. Preparation of furfural from xylose catalyzed by difunctional carbon-based solid acid[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2023, 51(8): 1155-1164. doi: 10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2023030

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LUO Chao, JIN Cai-di, ZHU Ling-jun, WANG Shu-rong. Preparation of furfural from xylose catalyzed by difunctional carbon-based solid acid[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2023, 51(8): 1155-1164. doi: 10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2023030

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Preparation of furfural from xylose catalyzed by difunctional carbon-based solid acid

doi: 10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2023030

LUO Chao^1
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JIN Cai-di^1
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ZHU Ling-jun^1
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WANG Shu-rong^{1, 2
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State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Carbon Neutralization, Hangzhou 310027, China

Funds: The project was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFB1501500).

Received Date: 2023-03-03
Accepted Date: 2023-04-04
Rev Recd Date: 2023-04-03

Available Online: 2023-04-18

Publish Date: 2023-08-01

Abstract

Abstract

A bifunctional carbon-based solid acid catalyst was prepared by sulfonation of sulfuric acid to using gelatin and phytic acid (PA) as carbon sources and doping with FeCl₃·6H₂O and ZnCl₂, which was used to efficiently catalyze the preparation of furfural from xylose. The catalysts prepared at different carbonization temperatures were characterized by SEM, BET, FT-IR and STEM-EDS techniques, and the physicochemical properties of the catalysts were revealed. The effects of carbonization temperature of the catalyst, molar ratio of FeCl₃·6H₂O to ZnCl₂, reaction temperature, reaction time, volume ratio of γ-valerolactone (GVL) to H₂O and catalyst dosage on the conversion of xylose to furfural (FF) were investigated. The results showed that the catalytic activity of CNPS600-Fe₄-Zn₂ was higher when the carbonization temperature was 600 ℃. The xylose conversion rate was 99.6%, and the molar yield of FF reached 85.8% when the reaction was carried out at 170 ℃ for 120 min using 0.03 g CNPS600-Fe₄-Zn₂ (the molar ratio of FeCl₃·6H₂O to ZnCl₂ was 4∶2) as catalyst, 3 mL GVL/H₂O (the volume ratio of was 9∶1) as solvent and 0.06 g xylose as raw material. In addition, the cyclic performance of the catalyst was tested. The FF molar yield and xylose conversion rate remained above 80% after 5 cycles, indicating that the catalyst had higher catalytic activity and better hydrothermal stability.
- carbon-based solid acid catalyst,
- xylose,
- γ-valerolactone,
- furfural

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