Conversion of cellulose to HMF in ionic liquid catalyzed by bifunctional ionic liquids

Lilong Zhou; Runjuan Liang; Zhanwei Ma; Tinghua Wu; Ying Wu

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.015

Conversion of cellulose to HMF in ionic liquid catalyzed by bifunctional ionic liquids

Bioresour Technol. 2013 Feb:129:450-5. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.015. Epub 2012 Nov 10.

Authors

Lilong Zhou¹, Runjuan Liang, Zhanwei Ma, Tinghua Wu, Ying Wu

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China.

PMID: 23266845
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.015

Abstract

A new kind of bifunctional ionic liquid catalysts was synthesized to degrade microcrystalline cellulose in [BMIM]Cl at atmospheric pressure. The effects of reaction temperature, amount of catalysts, reaction time, ionic liquid purity and cellulose concentration on conversion were investigated. At low temperature cellulose can be degraded with being heated in [BMIM]Cl by oil bath. Among the as-synthesized catalysts, Cr([PSMIM]HSO4)3 exhibited the best performance. The HMF yield of 53% and TRS yield of 94% can be achieved at 120 °C in [BMIM]Cl for 5 h over 0.05 g Cr([PSMIM]HSO4)3/2.0 g [BMIM]Cl with 95% cellulose conversion.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cellulose / chemistry*
Furaldehyde / analogs & derivatives*
Furaldehyde / chemical synthesis
Heating / methods
Ionic Liquids / chemistry*

Substances

Ionic Liquids
5-hydroxymethylfurfural
Cellulose
Furaldehyde