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Synthesis of a Sustainable Cellulose-Derived Biofuel Through a 1-Pot, 2-Catalyst Tandem Reaction
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| Title: | Synthesis of a Sustainable Cellulose-Derived Biofuel Through a 1-Pot, 2-Catalyst Tandem Reaction | Authors: | Mullins, Lisa; Sullivan, James A. | Permanent link: | http://hdl.handle.net/10197/11743 | Date: | 25-Feb-2020 | Online since: | 2020-11-26T10:52:00Z | Abstract: | The preparation, characterisation and application of two catalysts active in selective hydrogenation (Pt/TiO2) and esterification (mesoporous SiO2 material modified with tethered sulfonic acid groups) reactions is described. The catalysts are characterised using a range of spectroscopic, microscopic and adsorption techniques. Pt/TiO2 catalysts promote valeric acid (a cellulose derived platform molecule) hydrogenation to pentanol, while –SO3H modified mesoporous SiO2 catalysts convert valeric acid/pentanol mixtures to pentyl valerate (a 10-C molecule which can be used as a diesel fuel substitute). Admixtures of the two catalysts catalyse the tandem conversion of valeric acid/hydrogen mixtures to form pentyl valerate in a single reaction. A rationale for the observed reactivity, selectivity and carbon balance is proposed. | Funding Details: | UCD School of Chemistry | Type of material: | Journal Article | Publisher: | Springer | Journal: | Topics in Catalysis | Keywords: | Cellulosic biodiesel; Estrification; Hydrogenation; SBA-15; Tandem catalysts | DOI: | 10.1007/s11244-020-01252-9 | Language: | en | Status of Item: | Peer reviewed | ISSN: | 1022-5528 | This item is made available under a Creative Commons License: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ |
| Appears in Collections: | Chemistry Research Collection |
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