Alkyl Levulinates from Furfuryl Alcohol Using CT151 Purolite as Heterogenous Catalyst: Optimization, Purification, and Recycling
Commercially available Purolite CT151 demonstrated to be an efficient acid catalyst for the synthesis of alkyl levulinates via alcoholysis of furfuryl alcohol (FA) at mild temperatures (80–120 °C) and short reaction time (5 h). Reaction conditions were first optimized for the synthesis of ethyl levu...
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| author | Mattia Annatelli Giacomo Trapasso Lucrezia Lena Fabio Aricò |
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| description | Commercially available Purolite CT151 demonstrated to be an efficient acid catalyst for the synthesis of alkyl levulinates via alcoholysis of furfuryl alcohol (FA) at mild temperatures (80–120 °C) and short reaction time (5 h). Reaction conditions were first optimized for the synthesis of ethyl levulinate and then tested for the preparation of methyl-, propyl-, isopropyl-, butyl, <i>sec</i>-butyl- and allyl levulinate. Preliminary scale-up tests were carried out for most of the alkyl levulinates (starting from 5.0 g of FA) and the resulting products were isolated as pure by distillation in good yields (up to 63%). Furthermore, recycling experiments, conducted for the preparation of ethyl levulinate, showed that both the Purolite CT151 and the exceeding ethanol can be recovered and reused for four consecutive runs without any noticeable loss in the catalyst activity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-096a476fa6de42509e47924926e8f4512023-11-22T15:18:44ZengMDPI AGSustainable Chemistry2673-40792021-08-012349350510.3390/suschem2030027Alkyl Levulinates from Furfuryl Alcohol Using CT151 Purolite as Heterogenous Catalyst: Optimization, Purification, and RecyclingMattia Annatelli0Giacomo Trapasso1Lucrezia Lena2Fabio Aricò3Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 30172 Venezia, ItalyDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 30172 Venezia, ItalyDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 30172 Venezia, ItalyDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 30172 Venezia, ItalyCommercially available Purolite CT151 demonstrated to be an efficient acid catalyst for the synthesis of alkyl levulinates via alcoholysis of furfuryl alcohol (FA) at mild temperatures (80–120 °C) and short reaction time (5 h). Reaction conditions were first optimized for the synthesis of ethyl levulinate and then tested for the preparation of methyl-, propyl-, isopropyl-, butyl, <i>sec</i>-butyl- and allyl levulinate. Preliminary scale-up tests were carried out for most of the alkyl levulinates (starting from 5.0 g of FA) and the resulting products were isolated as pure by distillation in good yields (up to 63%). Furthermore, recycling experiments, conducted for the preparation of ethyl levulinate, showed that both the Purolite CT151 and the exceeding ethanol can be recovered and reused for four consecutive runs without any noticeable loss in the catalyst activity.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4079/2/3/27alkyl levulinatefurfuryl alcoholalcoholysispurolite resinheterogenous catalystbiobased platform chemicals |
| spellingShingle | Mattia Annatelli Giacomo Trapasso Lucrezia Lena Fabio Aricò Alkyl Levulinates from Furfuryl Alcohol Using CT151 Purolite as Heterogenous Catalyst: Optimization, Purification, and Recycling Sustainable Chemistry alkyl levulinate furfuryl alcohol alcoholysis purolite resin heterogenous catalyst biobased platform chemicals |
| title | Alkyl Levulinates from Furfuryl Alcohol Using CT151 Purolite as Heterogenous Catalyst: Optimization, Purification, and Recycling |
| title_full | Alkyl Levulinates from Furfuryl Alcohol Using CT151 Purolite as Heterogenous Catalyst: Optimization, Purification, and Recycling |
| title_fullStr | Alkyl Levulinates from Furfuryl Alcohol Using CT151 Purolite as Heterogenous Catalyst: Optimization, Purification, and Recycling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alkyl Levulinates from Furfuryl Alcohol Using CT151 Purolite as Heterogenous Catalyst: Optimization, Purification, and Recycling |
| title_short | Alkyl Levulinates from Furfuryl Alcohol Using CT151 Purolite as Heterogenous Catalyst: Optimization, Purification, and Recycling |
| title_sort | alkyl levulinates from furfuryl alcohol using ct151 purolite as heterogenous catalyst optimization purification and recycling |
| topic | alkyl levulinate furfuryl alcohol alcoholysis purolite resin heterogenous catalyst biobased platform chemicals |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4079/2/3/27 |
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