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Catalytic conversion of oil palm fronds to levulinic acid in ionic liquid

Ramli, Nur Aainaa Syahirah and Saidina Amin, Nor Aishah (2014) Catalytic conversion of oil palm fronds to levulinic acid in ionic liquid. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 625 . pp. 361-365. ISSN 1660-9336

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.6...

Abstract

Conversion of oil palm fronds (OPF) to levulinic acid (LA) over Fe/HY zeolite catalyst in BMIM[Br] ionic liquid has been investigated in this study. The optimization of OPF conversion reported 24.7% levulinic acid yield at 153 °C, 5.9 h, 0.96 g and 1.1 g of reaction temperature, reaction time, OPF loading and catalyst loading, respectively. The results indicated that BMIM[Br] could disrupt the covalent linkages in the OPF structures and dissolved the hollocellulose. This allowed the hollocellulose chains, accessible to the chemical transformation, to react and produce LA in presence of the Fe/HY catalyst. This study demonstrated that the combination of Fe/HY catalyst and BMIM[Br] has the potential to be applied for biomass conversion to LA under adequate process conditions.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:fe/hy catalystionic liquid, levulinic acid, oil palm fronds, optimization
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical Engineering
ID Code:52064
Deposited By: Siti Nor Hashidah Zakaria
Deposited On:01 Feb 2016 03:53
Last Modified:30 Nov 2018 07:00

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