TY - EJOUR
AU - Prajapati, Rahul
AU - Srivastava, Sanjay
AU - Jadeja, Giriraj
AU - Parikh, Jigisha
PY - 2023
DA - November
TI - Functionalized mesostructured silicas towards efficient conversion of furfuryl alcohol to ethyl levulinate
T2 - Iranian Journal of Catalysis
VL - 13
L1 - https://oiccpress.com/iranian-journal-of-catalysis/article/functionalized-mesostructured-silicas-towards-efficient-conversion-of-furfuryl-alcohol-to-ethyl-levulinate/
DO - 10.30495/ijc.2023.1983480.2002
N2 - In this study, we synthesized ethyl levulinate (EL) by alcoholysis of furfuryl alcohol (FAL) with ethanol using two catalysts, SBA-15-SO3H (SHS-15) and SBA-16-SO3H (SHS-16). The catalysts were prepared through the hydrothermal method, and their physical and chemical properties were assessed using various techniques such as small and wide-angle XRD, N2-sorption, SEM, TEM, FTIR, and Py-FTIR. Characterization results showed that SHS-15 possesses a mesoporous structure with a higher surface area and uniform pore size, along with moderate Brønsted acidity. In catalytic activity, both catalysts were tested for converting FAL to EL under moderate reaction conditions. SHS-15 exhibited excellent performance, achieving a yield of 93.9% for ethyl levulinate at 110°C, with a 0.5g catalyst dose, 1g FAL, and 4h reaction time. In contrast, SHS-16 yielded 88.6%, which was lower than SHS-15. These findings highlight the potential of SHS-15 as an effective catalyst for the alcoholysis of FAL into EL under moderate reaction conditions.
IS - 3
PB - OICC Press
KW - Ethyl alcohol, Ethyl levulinate, Furfuryl alcohol, SHS-15, SHS-16 
EN -