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Enhanced Heterogeneous Catalytic Conversion of Furfuryl Alcohol into Butyl Levulinate

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Title
Enhanced Heterogeneous Catalytic Conversion of Furfuryl Alcohol into Butyl Levulinate
Published in
ChemSusChem, February 2014
DOI 10.1002/cssc.201301027
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Piera Demma Carà, Rosaria Ciriminna, N. R. Shiju, Gadi Rothenberg, Mario Pagliaro

Abstract

We study the catalytic condensation of furfuryl alcohol with 1-butanol to butyl levulinate. A screening of several commercial and as-synthesized solid acid catalysts shows that propylsulfonic acid-functionalized mesoporous silica outperforms the state-of-the-art phosphotungstate acid catalysts. The catalyst is prepared via template-assisted sol-gel polycondensation of TEOS and MPTMS. It gives 96 % yield (and 100 % selectivity) of butyl levulinate in 4 h at 110 °C. Reaction profiles before and after a hot filtration test confirm that the active catalytic species do not leach into the solution. The catalyst synthesis, characterization, and mode of operation are presented and discussed.

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Unknown 73 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 18 25%
Researcher 12 16%
Student > Master 8 11%
Professor 5 7%
Student > Bachelor 4 5%
Other 11 15%
Unknown 15 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Chemistry 26 36%
Chemical Engineering 17 23%
Engineering 4 5%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 3%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 3%
Other 5 7%
Unknown 17 23%
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#19,341,316
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#2,915
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#235,448
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#44
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