Solvent assisted catalytic conversion of beech wood and organosolv lignin over NiMo/γ-AlO
Sustainable Energy and Fuels, ISSN: 2398-4902, Vol: 4, Issue: 4, Page: 1844-1854
2020
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Beech wood was directly converted into lignin derived monomers and dimers and holocellulose derived light hydrocarbons in the presence of a sulfided NiMo/γ-AlO catalyst in ethanol medium at 200 to 300 °C. The reaction products were carefully analyzed with techniques such as gas chromatography mass spectrometry equipped with a flame ionization detector (GC-MS-FID), size exclusion chromatography (SEC), elemental analysis and heteronuclear single quantum coherence nuclear magnetic resonance (HSQC NMR). The main identified monomers obtained at 300 °C were 4-propyl guaiacol (PG) and 4-propyl syringol (PS) with a total monomer yield of 18.1 wt% based on the Klason lignin content in beech wood. At a lower reaction temperature of 200 °C, the process targets only the lignin with a monomer yield of 12.1 wt% based on the Klason lignin content, while the holocellulose is conserved and can be used for a subsequent fermentation or hydrocracking process. The highest monomer yield of 20.0 wt% based on the Klason lignin content was obtained at 260 °C, indicating that the optimum temperature required for degradation of lignin fractions to monomers is within 200-260 °C. The direct conversion of biomass with high yield of lignin monomers showed promise compared to a two-step process involving initial isolation of lignin by the organosolv method and subsequent conversion of organosolv lignin. Here, a monomer yield of only 4.3 wt% was detected at 300 °C. Moreover, the oil from the direct biomass conversion possessed a lower molecular weight compared to the oil from the organosolv lignin conversion.
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Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
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