Effect of metal formates on hydrothermolysis of organosolv lignin for the production of bio-oil

Autor: Herbert Sixta, Heidi Meriö-Talvio, Kyösti Ruuttunen, Anne Usvalampi, Syed Farhan Hashmi, Leena Pitkänen
Přispěvatelé: Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Aalto-yliopisto, Aalto University
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Fuel. 271:117573
ISSN: 0016-2361
Popis: This research work investigated the use of various metal formates with emphasis on sodium formate for catalyzing depolymerization of organosolv lignin to bio-oils rich in monoaromatic phenolic compounds. The addition of sodium or calcium formate to the reaction mixture greatly influenced the bio-oil composition, whereas magnesium formate showed minor influence compared to non-catalytic reactions. The optimum yield of bio-oil was 13.9% of feed lignin achieved at 310 °C after 60 min of reaction time using sodium formate and contained 92 mg monoaromatics per gram of feed lignin. All the bio-oil samples demonstrated narrow molar mass distribution having an average molar mass of 207–277 g mol−1 containing syringol, guaiacol, catechol and methoxy catechol as major compounds.
Databáze: OpenAIRE