Kinetic Studies on Wheat Straw Hydrolysis to Levulinic Acid

Abstract

Abstract: Levulinic acid is considered as a promising green platform chemical derived from biomass.The kinetics of levulinic acid accumulation in the hydrolysis process of wheat straw was investigated in the study.Using dilute sulfuric acid as a catalyst,the kinetic experiments were performed in a temperature range of 190-230℃ and an acid concentration range of 1%-5% (by mass) .A simple model of first-order series reactions was developed,which provided a satisfactory interpretation of the experimental results.The kinetics of main intermediates including sugar and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(5-HMF) were also established.The kinetic parameters provided useful information for understanding the hydrolysis process.

Key words: levulinic acid, wheat straw, hydrolysis, kinetics

摘要： Levulinic acid is considered as a promising green platform chemical derived from biomass.The kinetics of levulinic acid accumulation in the hydrolysis process of wheat straw was investigated in the study.Using dilute sulfuric acid as a catalyst,the kinetic experiments were performed in a temperature range of 190-230℃ and an acid concentration range of 1%-5% (by mass) .A simple model of first-order series reactions was developed,which provided a satisfactory interpretation of the experimental results.The kinetics of main intermediates including sugar and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(5-HMF) were also established.The kinetic parameters provided useful information for understanding the hydrolysis process.

关键词: levulinic acid, wheat straw, hydrolysis, kinetics

CHANG Chun, MA Xiaojian, CEN Peilin. Kinetic Studies on Wheat Straw Hydrolysis to Levulinic Acid[J]. , 2009, 17(5): 835-839.

常春, 马晓建, 岑沛霖. Kinetic Studies on Wheat Straw Hydrolysis to Levulinic Acid[J]. , 2009, 17(5): 835-839.

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