Dehydration of Xylose to Furfural over Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid with Phase Separation
An environmentally friendly catalyst and task-specific ionic liquid (IL), 1-(4-sulfonic acid) butyl-3-cetyl-2-methyl imidazolium hydrogen sulfate, was applied to the dehydration of xylose to furfural. Its structure was determined by FT-IR, <sup>1</sup>H NMR technologies. The solubility o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Catalysts |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/12/1552 |
| Summary: | An environmentally friendly catalyst and task-specific ionic liquid (IL), 1-(4-sulfonic acid) butyl-3-cetyl-2-methyl imidazolium hydrogen sulfate, was applied to the dehydration of xylose to furfural. Its structure was determined by FT-IR, <sup>1</sup>H NMR technologies. The solubility of IL in water changed with the temperature, and had the advantages of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. At the given conditions, xylose conversion of 95.3% and furfural yield of 67.5% were achieved over IL. |
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| ISSN: | 2073-4344 |