Ethanolysis of Kraft lignin to platform chemicals on a MoC1-x/Cu-MgAlOz, catalyst

Fei Yan; Rui Ma; Xiaolei Ma; Kai Cui; Kai Wu; Mengmeng Chen; Yongdan Li

doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.09.030

Ethanolysis of Kraft lignin to platform chemicals on a MoC1-x/Cu-MgAlOz, catalyst

Fei Yan, Rui Ma, Xiaolei Ma, Kai Cui, Kai Wu, Mengmeng Chen, Yongdan Li^*

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The complete conversion of Kraft lignin is examined over a moC(1-x)/Cu-MgAlOz catalyst in pure ethanol to give value-added chemicals with small molecular weight, including C-6 alcohols, C-8-C-10 esters, benzyl alcohols and arenes, without the formation of char or tar. MoC1-x/Cu-MgAlOz exhibited much higher activity than the previously reported MoC1-x/AC, CuMgAlOy and Cu-MgAlOz catalysts and achieved the highest yield of aromatic compounds, 575 mg/g lignin, at 330 degrees C. The complete cleavage of aryl-O bonds in phenols is observed at temperatures over 300 degrees C. Furthermore, the MoC1-x/Cu-MgAlOz catalyst is reusable with a 22.4% loss in the yield of aromatic compounds after 5 cyclic runs. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	305-313
Number of pages	9
Journal	Applied Catalysis B-Environmental
Volume	202
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.09.030
Publication status	Published - Mar 2017
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

Lignin
Catalysis
Depolymerization
Molybdenum carbide
Mixed metal oxide
HYDROGENOLYSIS PROCESS
BOND-CLEAVAGE
LIQUID FUELS
DEPOLYMERIZATION
CONVERSION
BIOMASS
MODEL
FRAGMENTATION
VALORIZATION
DEGRADATION

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Ethanolysis of Kraft lignin to platform chemicals on a MoC1-x/Cu-MgAlOz, catalyst

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