Journal
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Volume 157, Issue -, Pages 951-958Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.05.103
Keywords
C5/C6 carbohydrates; Ethyl levulinate; Sulfonated method; N-doped carbonaceous functional materials; Adsorption pretreatment
Funding
- JSPS [19K15347]
- Tohoku University center for gender equality promotion
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [21876091]
- Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Tianjin [17JCJQJC45500]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [19K15347] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Functional carbon materials (FCM) containing amino and sulfonate groups (NS-FCM) were prepared with one-pot hydrothermal carbonization of cellulose using ammonium formate and 5-sulfosalicylic acid additives. The catalytic materials were applied to levulinic acid or furfuryl alcohol substrates in ethanol solvent for synthesizing ethyl levulinate (EL). Catalytic activity of NS-FCM was found to be related to its sulfonate groups, while substrate selectivity of NS-FCM was found to be related to its amino groups as supported by equilibrium adsorption and reaction experiments. Pre-adsorbed LA substrate onto NS-FCM followed by ethanol treatment at reaction conditions achieved EL yields higher than 90% that is attributed to a selective adsorption and cooperative desorption mechanism. The activity of NS-FCM catalyst was stable for five reuse cycles, but lost about 10% of its activity from the third cycle that is attributed to adsorption of humin precursors onto active sites. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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