Integrated Catalytic Conversion of γ-Valerolactone to Liquid Alkenes for Transportation Fuels
2010; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 327; Issue: 5969 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1126/science.1184362
ISSN1095-9203
AutoresJesse Q. Bond, David Martín Alonso, Dong Wang, Ryan M. West, James A. Dumesic,
Tópico(s)Catalysts for Methane Reforming
ResumoEfficient synthesis of renewable fuels remains a challenging and important line of research. We report a strategy by which aqueous solutions of gamma-valerolactone (GVL), produced from biomass-derived carbohydrates, can be converted to liquid alkenes in the molecular weight range appropriate for transportation fuels by an integrated catalytic system that does not require an external source of hydrogen. The GVL feed undergoes decarboxylation at elevated pressures (e.g., 36 bar) over a silica/alumina catalyst to produce a gas stream composed of equimolar amounts of butene and carbon dioxide. This stream is fed directly to an oligomerization reactor containing an acid catalyst (e.g., H ZSM-5, Amberlyst-70), which couples butene monomers to form condensable alkenes with molecular weights that can be targeted for gasoline and/or jet fuel applications. The effluent gaseous stream of CO2 at elevated pressure can potentially be captured and then treated or sequestered to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the process.
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