Vapour phase hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived diethyl succinate to tetrahydrofuran over CuO-ZnO/solid acid bifunctional catalysts

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-237

  Ding, Guoqiang ^a,b   Zhu, Yulei ^a,c   Zheng, Hongyan ^c   Chen, Hongmei ^a,b   Li, Yongwang ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF COAL CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c SYNFUELS CHINA CO   (China)

Author keywords

CuO ZnO solid acid bifunctional catalyst; Diethyl succinate; Hydrogenolysis; Tetrahydrofuran

Indexed keywords

ACID SITE; ACID STRENGTHS; BI-FUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS; BUTANEDIOL; BUTYROLACTONES; CATALYTIC UPGRADING; DIETHYL ETHERS; DIETHYL SUCCINATE; FIXED-BED REACTORS; H-ZSM-5; HIGH ACTIVITY; REACTION CONDITIONS; SAPO-11; SELECTIVE FORMATION; SUCCINIC ACIDS; SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDE; TETRA-HYDROFURAN; VALUE-ADDED CHEMICALS; VAPOUR-PHASE; WEAK ACIDITY; ZNO;

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ESTERS; ETHANOL; ETHERS; HYDROGENOLYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; ZINC OXIDE;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY;

1,4 BUTANEDIOL; ALCOHOL; COPPER OXIDE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; SUCCINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SUCCINIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; TETRAHYDROFURAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; FIXED BED REACTOR; HYDROGENOLYSIS; VAPOR;

EID: 78651072425     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2503     Document Type: Article

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