Olefins from biomass

A Chieregato, JV Ochoa… - Chemicals and Fuels from …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This review describes the various methods and technologies reported in scientific and
patent literature for the production of olefins starting from biomass. The main sources for bio …

Direct dehydration of 1, 3-butanediol into butadiene over aluminosilicate catalysts

F Jing, B Katryniok, M Araque, R Wojcieszak… - Catalysis Science & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The catalytic dehydration of 1, 3-butanediol into butadiene was investigated over various
aluminosilicates with different SiO2/Al2O3 ratios and pore architectures. A correlation …

Al‐doped SBA‐15 Catalysts for Low‐temperature Dehydration of 1, 3‐Butanediol into Butadiene

F Jing, B Katryniok, S Paul, L Fang, A Liebens… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
SBA‐15 catalysts doped with variable aluminum amounts were prepared through a facile
evaporation‐induced self‐assembly process. The textural properties and acidity of the …

Influence of basicity on 1, 3-butadiene formation from catalytic 2, 3-butanediol dehydration over γ-alumina

F Zeng, WJ Tenn III, SNVK Aki, J Xu, B Liu, KL Hohn - Journal of Catalysis, 2016 - Elsevier
The direct catalytic conversion of 2, 3-butanediol (BDO) to 1, 3-butadiene (BD) was studied
over two commercial forms of alumina (denoted as F200 and SCFa) at temperatures …

Steric hindrance effect and kinetic investigation for ionic liquid catalyzed synthesis of 4-hydroxy-2-butanone via aldol reaction

G Wang, G Cai - Chemical Engineering Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydroxy-2-butanone as important chemical intermediate in the field of both pharmaceutical
and food industries is traditionally synthesized from formaldehyde and acetone via aldol …

Upgrading of biomass-derived 2-hexanol to liquid transportation fuels on Cu–Mg–Al mixed oxides. Effect of Cu content

PJ Luggren, CR Apesteguia, JI Di Cosimo - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
The gas-phase synthesis of high molecular weight compounds of application as liquid
transportation fuels from 2-hexanol was studied on Cu–Mg–Al mixed oxides with different …

Upgrading of diols by gas-phase dehydrogenation and dehydration reactions on bifunctional Cu-based oxides

PA Torresi, VK Diez, PJ Luggren… - Catalysis Science & …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomass-derived short-chain polyols can be transformed into valuable oxygenates used as
building blocks. The gas phase conversion of a model molecule of 1, 3-diols (1, 3 …

Kinetic and mechanistic study of triose sugar conversion on Lewis and Brønsted acid solids

EA Pighin, JI Di Cosimo, VK Diez - Molecular Catalysis, 2018 - Elsevier
The effect of catalyst acid site nature on the reaction kinetics of the liquid-phase conversion
of dihydroxyacetone with ethanol was investigated using Brønsted and Lewis acid solids …

Liquid transportation fuels from biomass-derived oxygenates: Gas-phase 2-hexanol upgrading on Cu-based mixed oxides

PJ Luggren, CR Apesteguia, JI Di Cosimo - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2015 - Elsevier
The gas-phase upgrading of 2-hexanol, a model molecule of the primary conversion of
sugars, toward higher molecular weight compounds of application as liquid transportation …

Light olefins from biomass-derived butyric acid by tandem deoxygenation reactions

PJ Luggren, LA Dosso, JI Di Cosimo - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2022 - Elsevier
The feasibility of using a series of Zn-Zr mixed oxides for the gas-phase production of light
olefins from butyric acid, a platform molecule derived from biomass processing, was …