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Zinc‐Incorporated Microporous Molecular Sieve for Mild Catalytic Hydrolysis of γ‐Valerolactone: A New Selective Route for Biomass Conversion
Author(s) -
Lin WeiChe,
Ye Lin,
Wu Simson,
Lo Ben,
Peng YungKang,
Zhao Pu,
McPherson Ian,
Tsang Shik Chi Edman
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201802079
Subject(s) - catalysis , molecular sieve , microporous material , chemistry , alkene , hydrolysis , decarboxylation , brønsted–lowry acid–base theory , biomass (ecology) , organic chemistry , zinc , combinatorial chemistry , oceanography , geology
γ‐Valerolactone (GVL) is regarded as a key platform molecule in the production of fine chemicals such as pentenoic acid (PA) from biomass. Although PA is believed to be the key intermediate in solid‐acid‐catalyzed reactions of GVL, due to subsequent facile decarboxylation reactions further alkene products are formed. Here, by tailoring the acidity of Brønsted acid sites in an aluminophosphate (AlPO) molecular sieve through incorporation of Zn 2+ into the framework, we access a new selective and effective catalyst for GVL conversion to PA.