A New Lewis Acidic Zr Catalyst for the Synthesis of Furanic Diesel Precursor from Biomass Derived Furfural and 2-Methylfuran

作者：Luo, Yu-Jia; Zhou, Yi-Han; Huang, Yao-Bing^*

来源：Catalysis Letters, 2019, 149(1): 292-302.

DOI：10.1007/s10562-018-2599-6

• Zr
• SBA-15
• Hydroxyalkylation
• alkylation
• Diesel precursor
• 2-Methylfuran
• Furfural

Herein, we reported the first time to use Lewis type acidic Zr/SBA-15 catalyst for the hydroxyalkylation/alkylation (HAA) reaction of biomass derived furfural and 2-methylfuran (2-MF) to produce diesel precursors. Characterizations such as XRD, XPS, SEM and TEM, were used to provide detailed structure features of mesoporous catalysts of varied Si/Zr ratios. Among the catalysts, Zr/SBA-15(20) (Si/Zr ratio((mol:mol))=20:1) possessed the highest catalytic activity in the HAA reaction, providing 93.9% yield of the target product at 140 degrees C under neat condition. Lewis acid was revealed as the dominant active sites for the HAA reaction. Reaction parameters including reaction temperature, catalyst loading and furfural/2-MF ratio were investigated and found to affect the reaction efficiency and product yields. Besides, the optimal Zr/SBA-15(20) catalyst maintained outstanding recyclability in the recycling test, offering almost comparable reaction yields as freshly prepared catalyst. This work not only opens up a new concept by using Lewis catalyst for HAA reaction to synthesize diesel precursors from biomass, but also enriches the catalyst inventory of HAA reaction by providing a pH-neutral, recyclable and stable catalyst.
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• 出版日期2019-1
• 单位南京林业大学