Zinc chloride mediated degradation of cellulose at 200 °C and identification of the products |
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Authors: | Ananda S Amarasekara Chidinma C Ebede |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446, USA |
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Abstract: | The effect of ZnCl2 on the degradation of cellulose was studied to develop conditions to produce useful feedstock chemicals directly from cellulosic biomass. Cellulose containing 0.5 mol of ZnCl2/mol of glucose unit of cellulose was found to degrade at 200 °C when heated for more than 60 s in air. The major non-gaseous products of the degradation were identified as furfural, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and levulinic acid. The maximum yields for furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural are 8% and 9%, respectively, based on glucose unit of cellulose. These yields are reached after 150 s of heating at 200 °C. A cellulose sample containing 0.5 mol of ZnCl2/mol of glucose unit of cellulose and 5.6 equivalents of water when heated for 150 s at 200 °C produced levulinic acid as the only product in 6% yield. The ZnCl2 mediated controlled degradation of cellulose at 200 °C is shown to produce useful feedstock chemicals in low yield. |
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Keywords: | Cellulose Pyrolysis Zinc chloride 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural |
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