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
,
,},
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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Corresponding author: E-mail address: tanweihong71@163.com (W. Tan)
Available Online: 2023-11-03
Publish Date: 2024-05-01

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 ℃. 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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The authors declared that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.

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