Sivasubramaniam, Dorairaaj and Saidina Amin, Nor Aishah (2015) Synthesis of ethyl levulinate from levulinic acid over solid super acid catalyst. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 45 . pp. 907-912. ISSN 2283-9216
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3303/CET1545152
Abstract
In this study, 40 % H3PW12O40/ZrO2 catalyst was synthesized, characterized and tested for conversion of levulinic acid (LA) and ethanol (EtOH) to ethyl levulinate (EL). The catalyst was prepared through wetimpregnation method. Catalyst characterization using BET and NH3-TPD revealed that the catalytic performance was dominantly influenced by the acid sites and surface area of the catalyst. The perfomance of the catalyst was tested based on reaction time (30 min to 4 h) and reaction temperature (120 °C to 160 °C) with 1:5 levulinic acid to ethanol ratio. The 40 % H3PW12O40/ZrO2 catalyst exhibited high catalytic performance at 150 °C with time taken 3 h for 99 % yield of ethyl levulinate.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | levulinic acid, reaction temperature, solid super acid catalyst, surface area, wet-impregnation |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Divisions: | Chemical and Energy Engineering |
| ID Code: | 58865 |
| Deposited By: | Haliza Zainal |
| Deposited On: | 04 Dec 2016 04:07 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Aug 2021 07:00 |
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