T28 Microwave-assisted methanolysis of lignocellulose into methyl levulinate
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Aventine Ballroom ABC/Grand Foyer, Ballroom Level
Weihua Xiao1, Ximing Zhang2, Nathan Mosier3 and Lujia Han1, (1)Biomass and Bioresource Utilization Laboratory, College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, (2)Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (3)Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering and Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Poster SIMB 37th symposium_Weihua Xiao.pdf
The microwave-assisted methanolysis products from different components in biomass were identified by GC-MS. Methyl levulinate and levoglucosenone derived from cellulose and furfural derived from hemicellulose were identified as the dominant compounds in corn stover methanolysis products. The microwave-assisted methanolysis of pure cellulose yields up to 39.5% of methyl levulinate at 160 °C with less methanol consumption than previously reported using conventional heating.
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