A process insight into production of ethyl levulinate via a stepwise fractionation

Yan Ma; Hongxiao Wang; Ziyang Wu; Weihong Tan; Guodong Feng; Jianchun Jiang

doi:10.1016/j.jobab.2023.11.001

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Yan Ma, Hongxiao Wang, Ziyang Wu, Weihong Tan, Guodong Feng, Jianchun Jiang. A process insight into production of ethyl levulinate via a stepwise fractionation[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2024, 9(2): 233-242. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2023.11.001

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Yan Ma, Hongxiao Wang, Ziyang Wu, Weihong Tan, Guodong Feng, Jianchun Jiang. A process insight into production of ethyl levulinate via a stepwise fractionation[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2024, 9(2): 233-242. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2023.11.001

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A process insight into production of ethyl levulinate via a stepwise fractionation

doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2023.11.001

Yan Ma^a,b,c,
Hongxiao Wang^a,b,c,
Ziyang Wu^a,b,c,
Weihong Tan^{a,b,c
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Guodong Feng^a,b,c,
Jianchun Jiang^a,b,c,d

a. Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Nanjing 210042, China;
b. Jiangsu Province Key Lab. of Biomass Energy and Material, Nanjing 210042, China;
c. National Engineering Lab. for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Nanjing 210042, China;
d. Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China

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The work was supported by National Science Foundation of China (No. 32001274).

Publish Date: 2023-11-03

Abstract

Abstract

Ethyl levulinate (EL) is a key biomass-derived compounds due to its socio-economic benefits for the synthesis of commodity chemicals. Herein, we proposed an efficient one-step bamboo conversion to EL in ethanol, and a novel stepwise fractionation to purify EL and lignocellulose degradation products. A proton acid, due to its high catalytic efficiency, yielded 26.65 % EL in 120 min at 200 °C. The productions of ethyl glucoside and 5-ethoxymethylfurfural were analyzed in terms of by-products formation. To the best of our knowledge, there is no single report on catalyst for one step synthesis of EL directly from bamboo, as well as a stepwise fractionation to purify EL. Due to similar physiochemical properties in each fraction, the platform molecules could broaden a new paradigm of bamboo biomass utilization for renewable energy and value-added biochemicals. In addition, glucose, ethyl glucoside, corn starch, and microcrystalline cellulose were also investigated as substrates, so that the reaction intermediates of this one-pot procedure were identified and a possible reaction mechanism was proposed.
- Ethyl levulinate,
- Liquefaction,
- Biomass,
- Ethanol,
- By-products

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