Functionalized mesostructured silicas towards efficient conversion of furfuryl alcohol to ethyl levulinate

Iranian Journal of Catalysis

مقاله 2، دوره 13، شماره 3، آذر 2023، صفحه 271-284   

نوع مقاله: Articles

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.30495/ijc.2023.1983480.2002

نویسندگان

Rahul Prajapati¹؛ Sanjay Srivastava¹؛ Giriraj Jadeja²؛ Jigisha Parikh^{* 1}

¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Valsad-396001, Gujarat, India

²Department of Chemical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat-395007, Gujarat, India

چکیده

In this study, we synthesized ethyl levulinate (EL) by alcoholysis of furfuryl alcohol (FAL) with ethanol using two catalysts, SBA-15-SO₃H (SHS-15) and SBA-16-SO₃H (SHS-16). The catalysts were prepared through the hydrothermal method, and their physical and chemical properties were assessed using various techniques such as small and wide-angle XRD, N₂-sorption, SEM, TEM, FTIR, and Py-FTIR. Characterization results showed that SHS-15 possesses a mesoporous structure with a higher surface area and uniform pore size, along with moderate Brønsted acidity. In catalytic activity, both catalysts were tested for converting FAL to EL under moderate reaction conditions. SHS-15 exhibited excellent performance, achieving a yield of 93.9% for ethyl levulinate at 110°C, with a 0.5g catalyst dose, 1g FAL, and 4h reaction time. In contrast, SHS-16 yielded 88.6%, which was lower than SHS-15. These findings highlight the potential of SHS-15 as an effective catalyst for the alcoholysis of FAL into EL under moderate reaction conditions.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Furfuryl alcohol؛ Ethyl levulinate؛ Ethyl alcohol؛ SHS-15؛ SHS-16

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