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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Najafi Chermahini, Alireza
• Assar, Matin

Titel

Production of n-butyl levulinate over modified KIT-6 catalysts: comparison of the activity of KIT-SO3H and Al-KIT-6 catalysts

Ist Teil von

• Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 2019-09, Vol.16 (9), p.2045-2053

Ort / Verlag

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

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SpringerLink (Online service)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The catalytic activity of propylsulfonic acid-functionalized mesoporous silica (KIT-SO 3 H) was compared to the performance of alumina-incorporated KIT-6 (Al-KIT-6) in the esterification reaction of the biomass-derived levulinic acid with n -butanol. The catalysts were prepared by functionalization of the silica support with propylsulfonic acid (Pr-SO 3 H) by post-synthesis grafting using 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane as a propyl-thiol precursor followed by oxidation. In addition, Al-KIT-6 was synthesized according to in situ synthesis. Catalysts were characterized using various techniques such as XRD, nitrogen adsorption/desorption, SEM, TGA, ICP-OES, FT-IR and elemental analysis. It is evident that increases in catalyst loading, butyl alcohol-to-levulinic acid ratio and reaction temperature significantly enhance the butyl levulinate yield. The reusability and stability of catalysts were evaluated, and it was found that while esterification reaction by KIT-SO 3 H compound catalyzed under milder conditions, the stability of Al-KIT-6 catalyst was better.