The Promotion Effect of NaCl on the Conversion of Xylose to Furfural†
Zheng Li
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064 China
Search for more papers by this authorYiping Luo
College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610059 China
Search for more papers by this authorZhicheng Jiang
National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065 China
Search for more papers by this authorQianying Fang
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064 China
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Changwei Hu
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064 China
E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorZheng Li
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064 China
Search for more papers by this authorYiping Luo
College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610059 China
Search for more papers by this authorZhicheng Jiang
National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065 China
Search for more papers by this authorQianying Fang
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064 China
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Changwei Hu
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064 China
E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorSummary of main observation and conclusion
In this work, the promotion effect of NaCl on the conversion of xylose to furfural in H2O was studied. It was found that xylose conversion and furfural yield increased with NaCl concentration. NaCl decreased the pH of the solution providing H+ for the acid catalytic dehydration of xylose. The formation of oligomers was determined by GPC and ESI-MS in the initial stage of reaction, especially at low temperature. Excess NaCl promoted the formation of humins in the late stage of the reaction. NaCl could also change the decomposition route of formic acid. Meanwhile, NaCl had the ability of phase separation. Combining these effects with organic solvent during the reaction could inhibit the formation of humins and increase the yield of furfural. In NaCl-H2O-THF biphasic system without other catalyst, the optimal furfural yield of 76.7% and selectivity of 77.6% were achieved at 463 K in 2 h.
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