In this contribution, one-pot tandem conversion of fructose into biofuel components, including 5-ethoxymethylfurfural(EMF), 2,5-(bis(ethoxymethyl)furan(BEMF) and ethyl levulinate(EL), was performed in an in-s...In this contribution, one-pot tandem conversion of fructose into biofuel components, including 5-ethoxymethylfurfural(EMF), 2,5-(bis(ethoxymethyl)furan(BEMF) and ethyl levulinate(EL), was performed in an in-situ generated catalyst system through consecutive dehydration, etherification, and transfer hydrogenation. Specifically, ZrOCl2·8H2O was in-situ decomposed into HCl and ZrO(OH)2 in ethanol, which effectively catalyzed the dehydration/etherification of fructose to 5-ethoxymethylfurfural(EMF) and subsequent reductive etherification of EMF using ethanol as H-donor, respectively. EMF, BEMF and EL were detected as the main products, and total yield of detectable products of up to 65.4% was obtained at 200 ℃ in only 2 h.展开更多
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.21706223 21776234+7 种基金 21676223 21506177)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant Nos. 20720160087 20720160077)the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China (Grant Nos. 2016J01077 2015J05034 2014J01209)the Education Department of Fujian Province (Grant No. JZ160398)
文摘In this contribution, one-pot tandem conversion of fructose into biofuel components, including 5-ethoxymethylfurfural(EMF), 2,5-(bis(ethoxymethyl)furan(BEMF) and ethyl levulinate(EL), was performed in an in-situ generated catalyst system through consecutive dehydration, etherification, and transfer hydrogenation. Specifically, ZrOCl2·8H2O was in-situ decomposed into HCl and ZrO(OH)2 in ethanol, which effectively catalyzed the dehydration/etherification of fructose to 5-ethoxymethylfurfural(EMF) and subsequent reductive etherification of EMF using ethanol as H-donor, respectively. EMF, BEMF and EL were detected as the main products, and total yield of detectable products of up to 65.4% was obtained at 200 ℃ in only 2 h.