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Title: Role of ion-exchange resins as catalysts in the reaction-network of transformation of biomass into biofuels
Author: Ramírez Rangel, Eliana
Bringué Tomàs, Roger
Fité Piquer, Carles
Iborra Urios, Montserrat
Tejero Salvador, Xavier
Cunill García, Fidel
Keywords: Energia de la biomassa
Resines de bescanvi iònic
Biomass energy
Ion exchange resins
Issue Date: 25-Jul-2017
Publisher: Wiley
Abstract: The use of acidic ion exchange resins on the transformation of biomass into biofuels is revised and their potential application is presented. Relationships between morphology and structure of resins and their catalytic activity for some existing reactions of the trans-formation net from sugars to biofuels are observed. In the synthesis of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural and levulinic acid, catalytic activity of resins increases when the crosslinking con-tent decreased for both macroreticular and gel-type resins. Gel-type resins with low cross-linking were found as the most suitable resins to direct esterification of levulinic acid with linear alcohols. However, for the alcoholysis of furfuryl alcohol macroreticular resins are better than gel-type ones. Deactivation due to probably humins formation is the main drawback for industrial application.
Note: Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.5352
It is part of: Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2017, vol. 92, p. 2775-2786
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/117088
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.5352
ISSN: 0268-2575
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