Recently, increasing interest has been focused on the hydrolysis of carbohydrates to monosaccharides, among which, glucose and xylose as typical platform sugars can be used to produce chemicals and biofuels. As hetero...Recently, increasing interest has been focused on the hydrolysis of carbohydrates to monosaccharides, among which, glucose and xylose as typical platform sugars can be used to produce chemicals and biofuels. As heterogeneous catalysts, solid acids have gained extensive attention for biomass biorefinery and could replace the conventional process owing to their excellent properties, including acceptable acidity and easy separation. In particular, biochar-based solid acids derived from biomass are promising for biomass conversion owing to the low-cost of feedstocks and the simple preparation procedure. Herein, we attempt to provide a critical overview of biochar-based solid acids for hydrolysis of carbohydrates into glucose and xylose. The preparation methods and properties of biochar-based catalysts as well as the influence of their properties on catalytic performance were discussed in detail. We also highlight the major challenges facing the use of biochar-based solid acids for carbohydrate hydrolysis.展开更多
A carbon-based solid acid with high acid density was successfully prepared using camphor tree branches as raw materials through a novel method including dilute sulfuric acid activation, carbonization in refluxing solv...A carbon-based solid acid with high acid density was successfully prepared using camphor tree branches as raw materials through a novel method including dilute sulfuric acid activation, carbonization in refluxing solvent and sulfonation. Physical characterization was detected to show that the carbon-based acid is amorphous with polycyclic aromatic carbon sheets attached plentiful -OH, -COOH, and -SO3H groups. The sulfonic acid density and total acid density of it reached 2.05 mmol·g-1 and 5.63 mmol·g-1, respectively by acid-base titration. As a solid acid catalyst, it showed excellent performance in the ketalization of cyclohexanone with glycol.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the Program for National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21576103)the Guangdong Program for Support of Top-notch Young Professionals(No.2016TQ03Z585)the Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project(No.201707010059)
文摘Recently, increasing interest has been focused on the hydrolysis of carbohydrates to monosaccharides, among which, glucose and xylose as typical platform sugars can be used to produce chemicals and biofuels. As heterogeneous catalysts, solid acids have gained extensive attention for biomass biorefinery and could replace the conventional process owing to their excellent properties, including acceptable acidity and easy separation. In particular, biochar-based solid acids derived from biomass are promising for biomass conversion owing to the low-cost of feedstocks and the simple preparation procedure. Herein, we attempt to provide a critical overview of biochar-based solid acids for hydrolysis of carbohydrates into glucose and xylose. The preparation methods and properties of biochar-based catalysts as well as the influence of their properties on catalytic performance were discussed in detail. We also highlight the major challenges facing the use of biochar-based solid acids for carbohydrate hydrolysis.
文摘A carbon-based solid acid with high acid density was successfully prepared using camphor tree branches as raw materials through a novel method including dilute sulfuric acid activation, carbonization in refluxing solvent and sulfonation. Physical characterization was detected to show that the carbon-based acid is amorphous with polycyclic aromatic carbon sheets attached plentiful -OH, -COOH, and -SO3H groups. The sulfonic acid density and total acid density of it reached 2.05 mmol·g-1 and 5.63 mmol·g-1, respectively by acid-base titration. As a solid acid catalyst, it showed excellent performance in the ketalization of cyclohexanone with glycol.
