Catalyst-free valorization of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate to crotonic acid

Autor: Rujie Chen, Jinxia Fu, Rongrong Miao, Shimin Kang, Suxia Chen, Lijun Lu, Jianhao Liang
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Reaction Chemistry & Engineering. 6:1791-1795
ISSN: 2058-9883
DOI: 10.1039/d1re00273b
Popis: A novel catalyst-free pyrolysis process of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) to crotonic acid (CA) in inert nonpolar solvents was developed. After a simple consecutive process of reaction (210 °C for 5 h in a cyclohexane solvent) and separation (vacuum distillation at 60 °C), CA was obtained with a yield of 89 wt% and a purity of 91%. This work paves a green and sustainable way for the mass production of CA from renewable PHB.
Databáze: OpenAIRE