Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural to furfuryl alcohol with formic acid as hydrogen donor over CuCs-MCM catalyst

Catalytic transfer hydroge nation(CTH) of furfural(FF) to furfu ryl alcohol(FFA) has received great intere st in recent years.He rein,Cu-Cs bimetallic supported catalyst,CuCs(2)-MCM,was developed for the CTH of FF to FFA using formic as hydrogen donor.CuCs(2)-MCM achieved a 99.6% FFA yield at an optimized reaction conditions of 170℃,1 h.Cu species in CuCs(2)-MCM had dual functions in catalytically decomposing formic acid to generate hydrogen and hydrogenating FF to FFA.The doping of Cs made the size of Cu particles smaller and improved the dispersion of the Cu active sites.Impo rtantly,the Cs species played a favorable role in enhancing the hydrogenation activity as a promoter by adjusting the surface acidity of Cu species to an appropriate level.Correlation analysis showed that surface acidity is the primary factor to affect the catalytic activity of CuCs(2)-MCM.     

非贵金属Co-N-C/MgO高效催化糠醛氧化酯化制糠酸甲酯

设计开发绿色、可持续的生物质资源高效转化制化学品催化过程具有重要的科学与应用研究价值.生物质基平台分子糠醛在分子氧存在下与甲醇发生氧化酯化,提供了一条糠酸甲酯的"非石油基"合成新路线.该反应采用贵金属/非贵金属催化体系,目前通常需要引入K2CO3或CH3ONa等碱性添加剂,以提高催化氧化酯化反应活性和选择性;但是存在活性组分流失、生成副产物及污染环境等问题,阻碍了其进一步应用.探索高性能非贵金属催化剂,实现无碱条件下糠醛高效氧化酯化,对于提高该生物质路线竞争力与推动工业化进程具有重要意义.     

Acceptorless Photocatalytic Dehydrogenation of Furfuryl Alcohol (FOL) to Furfural (FAL) and Furoic Acid (FA) over Ti3C2Tx/CdS under Visible Light

Acceptorless photocatalytic dehydrogenation is not only a promising alternative to photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen generation but also provides a green and sustainable strategy for the synthesis of value-added organic compounds. In this work, Ti₃C₂T_x/CdS nanocomposites were obtained by self-assembly of hexagonal CdS in the presence of preformed Ti₃C₂T_x nanosheets, which serves as a photocatalyst for acceptorless dehydrogenation of biomass-derived furfuryl alcohol (FOL) to furfural (FAL) and furoic acid (FA) in neutral and alkaline medium respectively, with simultaneous generation of stoichiometric hydrogen under visible light. Ti₃C₂T_x MXene acts as an efficient cocatalyst for the photocatalytic dehydrogenation of FOL over CdS, with an optimum performance achieved over 0.50 wt% Ti₃C₂T_x/CdS nanocomposite. This study provides an economic and sustainable strategy for the simultaneous valorization of biomass-derived FOL to produce FAL and FA as well as the production of clean energy hydrogen under mild condition based on noble metal-free semiconductor-based photocatalysts.     

Catalytic Aerobic Oxidation of Biomass‐based Furfural into Maleic Acid in Aqueous Phase with Metalloporphyrin Catalysts

Catalytic oxidation of renewable furfural into valuable maleic acid in aqueous solutions using metalloporphyrin catalysts was investigated for the first time. The synthesized catalysts were characterized by FT‐IR , UV –vis, ¹H NMR , elemental analysis, and TGA . The catalysts varied in metal active sites and functional groups, which had different effects on their catalytic activity. Furthermore, the effects of temperatures, reaction time, catalyst loading, and oxygen pressure were studied in detail. Maleic acid could be achieved in 44% yield by using FeT (p‐Cl)PPCl as catalyst under optimal conditions. Finally, FeT (p‐Cl)PPCl could be reused in five consecutive runs without a significant loss of activity.     

Versatile carbon supported mono and bimetallic nanocomposites: synthesis,characterization and their potential application for furfural reduction

Biomass conversion has been developed by testing various metal based carbon catalysts. Most of the reported catalysts either use very expensive metals or support that provides lower selectivity. In this context, we fabricated new carbon based nanocomposites and studied their catalytic application for furfural reduction – a promising biomass derived molecule. The mono (Cu, Co and Ni) and bimetallic (CuCo and CuNi) nanoparticle supported on commercial graphite (CG) were prepared and characterized by TEM, EDS, XRD and Raman spectroscopy. The analysis revealed that the nanocomposites are made up of metallic nanoparticles with average particle size of 5–13 nm on the graphite matrix. The obtained results indicated that the Cu+Ni@CG catalyst exhibited high catalytic activity for furfural reduction, thus leaving Cu+Ni as the finest and cost effective catalyst for this study.     

Selective fast pyrolysis of biomass impregnated with ZnCl2: Furfural production together with acetic acid and activated carbon as by-products

Fast pyrolysis of biomass materials impregnated with ZnCl₂ offered a promising way to obtain a liquid product rich in furfural (FF) and acetic acid (AA), and the pyrolytic solids could be used as the precursors to prepare activated carbons (ACs). In this study, a lab-scale fast pyrolysis set was designed and used for the quantitative production of the three chemicals. The maximum FF was produced from the corncob impregnated with at least 15 wt% ZnCl₂ and at the pyrolysis temperature around 340 °C, with the yield of more than 8 wt% compared with only 0.49 wt% from the raw corncob. Meanwhile, AA of around 4 wt% could be obtained. The content of the FF and AA was over 50 wt% and 25 wt% on the water-free basis of the pyrolytic liquids. In addition, ACs were prepared from the pyrolytic solids, and they exhibited similar properties as those prepared from direct activation of ZnCl₂-impregnated biomass materials.     

用Lewis酸或Brnsted酸催化剂和N2汽提法使木糖脱水为糠醛（英文）

The activity of Lewis (Nb2O5) and Br nsted (Amberlyst 70) acid catalysts for the cyclodehydration of xylose to furfural was studied. The nature of the acidity resulted in significant changes in the reaction mechanism. Lewis acid sites promote the formation of xylulose, while Br nsted acid sites are required to further dehydrate the sugar to furfural. Amberlyst 70 in water/toluene at 175 ℃ showed lower activity but gave a higher furfural yield. Using N2 as the stripping agent considerably improved the furfural yield and product purity in the stripped stream. Catalyst stability was also studied.     

廉价离子液体体系中玉米芯生成糠醛优化

采用廉价绿色离子液体[TEA][HSO4]作为溶剂,利用微波加热法辅助玉米芯水解并脱水制备糠醛.通过响应面法优化糠醛生成反应条件,有效转换玉米芯中的木糖,并得到82.2％糠醛收率.利用2-丁醇作为萃取剂对糠醛进行回收.重复4次萃取实验,从[TEA][HSO4]中回收99.7％糠醛.在2次[TEA][HSO4]的回收实验...     

紫外光谱法快速测定生物质乙醇/水水解液中糠醛和5-羟甲基糠醛含量

木质纤维类生物质水解过程中产生的可溶性木素、呋喃类化合物在紫外波长范围内均有吸收峰,且吸收峰相互叠加。研究提出了一种基于紫外光谱法快速测定生物质水解液中糠醛(F)和5-羟甲基糠醛(5-HMF)混合物(M)的方法。研究发现,M中5-HMF的含量百分率(W_(5-HMF))和最大吸收波长(λ_(max))存在良好的线性关系,R2=0.998 4。进一步研究表明M中W_(5-HMF)不变时,混合物浓度(cM)和吸光度值(A)之间也存在良好的线性关系,R2在0.998 6~1.000 0之间,且重现性均良好。因此,基于A,cM及λ_(max),W_(5-HMF)之间的良好线性关系,可以准确地检测出F和5-HMF的含量,其相对偏差、回收率及RSD分别为5.6%和3.7%,89%~96%,0.21%~0.85%。该方法简单、快捷、准确,适应于乙醇法精炼木质纤维类生物质水解液中F和5-HMF混合物的测定。     

A direct RP-HPLC method for the determination of furanic aldehydes and acids in honey

In this study 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde (HMF), 2-furaldehyde, 3-furaldehyde, 2-furoic acid and 3-furoic acid are contemporarily determined in honey using a swift and direct RP-HPLC approach. The validation protocol was performed in terms of detection and quantification limits, precision (by repeatability and reproducibility), linearity and accuracy (by recovery tests); the acceptability of the precision and accuracy results was positively verified using Horwitz's model and AOAC guidelines, respectively. The method was tested on 18 honey samples of different ages, and botanical and geographical origin. HMF and 2-furaldehyde correlated highly with the age of the samples, whereas no correlation was observed with regards to 2-furaldehyde and 2-furoic acid. Hypotheses relating to the formation of minority furanic compounds are also proposed.