Journal article
Solid acid catalysed formation of ethyl levulinate and ethyl glucopyranoside from mono- and disaccharides
In
Catalysis Communications
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2012, Volume 17, pp. 71-75
Abstract
Sulfonic acid functionalised SBA-15 (SO3H-SBA-15), sulfated zirconia and beta, Y, ZSM-5 and mordenite zeolite catalysts have been applied for the dehydration of sugars to ethyl levulinate and ethyl-D-glucopyranoside (EDGP) using ethanol as solvent and reactant. The SO3H-SBA-15 catalyst showed a high catalytic activity for the selective conversion of fructose to ethyl levulinate (57%) and glucose to EDGP (80%) at 140 °C, whereas the disaccharide sucrose yielded a significant amount of both products.
The SO3H-SBA-15 catalysts were found to be highly active compared to the zeolites under identical reaction conditions.
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 2012 |
| Pages: | 71-75 |
| ISSN: | 18733905 and 15667367 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.catcom.2011.10.001 |
| ORCIDs: | Riisager, Anders |
