Beyond ketonization: selective conversion of carboxylic acids to olefins over balanced Lewis acid–base pairs
Abstract
Dwindling petroleum reserves combined with increased energy demand and political factors encouraging an increase in energy independence have led to a large amount of research on sustainable alternatives. To this end, biomass conversion has been recognized as themost readily viable technology to produce biofuel concerning our reliance on liquid fuels for transportation and has the advantage of being easily integrated into our heavy use of combustion engines. The interest in biomass conversion has also resulted in reduced costs and a greater abundance of bio-oil, a mixture of hundreds of oxygenates including alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and ketones. However, the presence of carboxylic acids in bio-oil derived from lignocellulose pyrolysis leads to low pH, instability, and corrosiveness. In addition, carboxylic acids (i.e. acetic acid) can also be produced via fermentation of sugars. This can be accomplished by a variety of homoacetogenic microorganisms that can produce acetic acid with 100% carbon yield.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1255360
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-116156
Journal ID: ISSN 1359-7345; KC0302010
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- ChemComm
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 52; Journal Issue: 28; Journal ID: ISSN 1359-7345
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Baylon, Rebecca A. L., Sun, Junming, Martin, Kevin J., Venkitasubramanian, Padmesh, and Wang, Yong. Beyond ketonization: selective conversion of carboxylic acids to olefins over balanced Lewis acid–base pairs. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1039/C5CC10528E.
Baylon, Rebecca A. L., Sun, Junming, Martin, Kevin J., Venkitasubramanian, Padmesh, & Wang, Yong. Beyond ketonization: selective conversion of carboxylic acids to olefins over balanced Lewis acid–base pairs. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC10528E
Baylon, Rebecca A. L., Sun, Junming, Martin, Kevin J., Venkitasubramanian, Padmesh, and Wang, Yong. 2016.
"Beyond ketonization: selective conversion of carboxylic acids to olefins over balanced Lewis acid–base pairs". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC10528E.
@article{osti_1255360,
title = {Beyond ketonization: selective conversion of carboxylic acids to olefins over balanced Lewis acid–base pairs},
author = {Baylon, Rebecca A. L. and Sun, Junming and Martin, Kevin J. and Venkitasubramanian, Padmesh and Wang, Yong},
abstractNote = {Dwindling petroleum reserves combined with increased energy demand and political factors encouraging an increase in energy independence have led to a large amount of research on sustainable alternatives. To this end, biomass conversion has been recognized as themost readily viable technology to produce biofuel concerning our reliance on liquid fuels for transportation and has the advantage of being easily integrated into our heavy use of combustion engines. The interest in biomass conversion has also resulted in reduced costs and a greater abundance of bio-oil, a mixture of hundreds of oxygenates including alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and ketones. However, the presence of carboxylic acids in bio-oil derived from lignocellulose pyrolysis leads to low pH, instability, and corrosiveness. In addition, carboxylic acids (i.e. acetic acid) can also be produced via fermentation of sugars. This can be accomplished by a variety of homoacetogenic microorganisms that can produce acetic acid with 100% carbon yield.},
doi = {10.1039/C5CC10528E},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1255360},
journal = {ChemComm},
issn = {1359-7345},
number = 28,
volume = 52,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}