Catalytic Conversion of Glycerol to Lactic Acid Over Hydroxyapatite-Supported Metallic Ni0 Nanoparticles

Autor: Haixu Yin, Hengbo Yin, Aili Wang, Lang Qiu
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 18:4734-4745
ISSN: 1533-4880
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2018.15327
Popis: Catalytic conversion of low-priced biomass glycerol to value-added lactic acid is an alternative route to the conventional fermentation process using sugar as the starting material. Nanosized hydroxyapatite-supported metallic Ni0 nanoparticles (Nix/HAP) prepared by the wetness chemical reduction method effectively catalyzed the conversion of high-concentrated glycerol (1.5-3 mol L-1) to lactic acid in a NaOH aqueous solution. The Nix/HAP catalysts exhibited higher catalytic activity for glycerol conversion to lactic acid than the sole metallic Ni0 nanoparticles. When the reaction was carried out over the Ni0.2/HAP catalyst with the initial glycerol and NaOH concentrations of 2.0 and 2.2 mol L-1 at 200 °C for 2 h, the selectivity of lactic acid reached 94.7% at the glycerol conversion of 92.1%.
Databáze: OpenAIRE