Zinc-Incorporated Microporous Molecular Sieve for Mild Catalytic Hydrolysis of γ-Valerolactone: A New Selective Route for Biomass Conversion

Wei Che Lin; Lin Ye; Simson Wu; Ben Lo; Yung Kang Peng; Pu Zhao; Ian McPherson; Shik Chi Edman Tsang

doi:10.1002/cssc.201802079

Zinc-Incorporated Microporous Molecular Sieve for Mild Catalytic Hydrolysis of γ-Valerolactone: A New Selective Route for Biomass Conversion

Wei Che Lin, Lin Ye, Simson Wu, Ben Lo, Yung Kang Peng, Pu Zhao, Ian McPherson, Shik Chi Edman Tsang (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

γ-Valerolactone (GVL) is regarded as a key platform molecule in the production of fine chemicals such as pentenoic acid (PA) from biomass. Although PA is believed to be the key intermediate in solid-acid-catalyzed reactions of GVL, due to subsequent facile decarboxylation reactions further alkene products are formed. Here, by tailoring the acidity of Brønsted acid sites in an aluminophosphate (AlPO) molecular sieve through incorporation of Zn²⁺ into the framework, we access a new selective and effective catalyst for GVL conversion to PA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4214-4218
Number of pages	5
Journal	ChemSusChem
Volume	11
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201802079
Publication status	Published - 20 Dec 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

aluminophosphate
mild hydrolysis
pentenoic acid
valerolactone
zinc

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Environmental Chemistry
General Chemical Engineering
General Materials Science
General Energy

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