TY - JOUR
T1 - Selective Conversion of Enzymatic Hydrolysis Lignin into Alkylphenols in Supercritical Ethanol over a WO3/γ-Al2O3 Catalyst
AU - Mai, Fuhang
AU - Wen, Zhe
AU - Bai, Yunfei
AU - Ma, Zewei
AU - Cui, Kai
AU - Wu, Kai
AU - Yan, Fei
AU - Chen, Hong
AU - Li, Yongdan
PY - 2019/6/19
Y1 - 2019/6/19
N2 - A WO3/γ-Al2O3 catalyst prepared by an incipient-wetness impregnation method is employed in the selective conversion of enzymatic hydrolysis lignin (EHL) into various alkylphenols in supercritical ethanol. In the reaction, EHL is completely dissolved and converted into aliphatic and aromatic compounds with a total yield of 363.4 mg/g lignin at 320 °C for 8 h. The yield of aromatic compounds is 315.8 mg/g lignin, accounting for 86.9% of the total yield of the products, and the overall selectivity of alkylphenols reaches 67.5%. Compared to WO3 and H2WO4, the WO3/γ-Al2O3 shows a higher activity for the conversion of EHL in supercritical ethanol. Besides, ethanol is found to be the most effective solvent for the depolymerization of EHL with the WO3/γ-Al2O3 catalyst. The WO3/γ-Al2O3 keeps the high catalytic activity in three reuses.
AB - A WO3/γ-Al2O3 catalyst prepared by an incipient-wetness impregnation method is employed in the selective conversion of enzymatic hydrolysis lignin (EHL) into various alkylphenols in supercritical ethanol. In the reaction, EHL is completely dissolved and converted into aliphatic and aromatic compounds with a total yield of 363.4 mg/g lignin at 320 °C for 8 h. The yield of aromatic compounds is 315.8 mg/g lignin, accounting for 86.9% of the total yield of the products, and the overall selectivity of alkylphenols reaches 67.5%. Compared to WO3 and H2WO4, the WO3/γ-Al2O3 shows a higher activity for the conversion of EHL in supercritical ethanol. Besides, ethanol is found to be the most effective solvent for the depolymerization of EHL with the WO3/γ-Al2O3 catalyst. The WO3/γ-Al2O3 keeps the high catalytic activity in three reuses.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b01593
DO - 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b01593
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85067388648
SN - 0888-5885
VL - 58
SP - 10255
EP - 10263
JO - Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
JF - Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
IS - 24
ER -