Valorisation of Vietnamese Rice Straw Waste: Catalytic Aqueous Phase Reforming of Hydrolysate from Steam Explosion to Platform Chemicals
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Catalyst Characterization
Catalyst | Calcination Temperature/°C | pH a | Surface W Loading b/wt% | Surface Area c/m2.g−1 | Mesopore Diameter d/Å | Total Pore Volume d/cm3.g−1 | Surface W Density e/atoms.nm−2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZrO2 | 500 | 5.0 | - | 78 | 25 | 0.19 | - |
5 wt% WZ | 5.6 | 7.7 | 122 | 17 | 0.18 | 2.1 | |
10 wt% WZ | 5.3 | 12.6 | 184 | 17 | 0.12 | 2.7 | |
ZrO2 | 600 | - | - | 44 | 50 | 0.15 | - |
5 wt% WZ | 5.7 | 9.3 | 81 | 22 | 0.15 | 3.7 | |
10 wt% WZ | 4.6 | 8.4 | 116 | 17 | 0.16 | 3.0 | |
ZrO2 | 700 | - | - | 86 | 17 | 0.19 | - |
5 wt% WZ | 5.5 | 11.7 | 64 | 25 | 0.14 | 6.0 | |
10 wt% WZ | 3.3 | 17.7 | 98 | 20 | 0.18 | 7.1 |
2.2. Catalytic Conversion of Glucose
2.3. Catalytic Conversion of Fructose
2.4. Catalytic Dehydration of Hydrolysate Sugar and Condensate
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Catalyst Preparation
3.2. Catalyst Characterization
3.3. Catalytic Reaction
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Giang, C.H.; Osatiashtiani, A.; Dos Santos, V.C.; Lee, A.F.; Wilson, D.R.; Waldron, K.W.; Wilson, K. Valorisation of Vietnamese Rice Straw Waste: Catalytic Aqueous Phase Reforming of Hydrolysate from Steam Explosion to Platform Chemicals. Catalysts 2014, 4, 414-426. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/catal4040414
Giang CH, Osatiashtiani A, Dos Santos VC, Lee AF, Wilson DR, Waldron KW, Wilson K. Valorisation of Vietnamese Rice Straw Waste: Catalytic Aqueous Phase Reforming of Hydrolysate from Steam Explosion to Platform Chemicals. Catalysts. 2014; 4(4):414-426. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/catal4040414
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiang, Cao Huong, Amin Osatiashtiani, Vannia Cristina Dos Santos, Adam F. Lee, David R. Wilson, Keith W. Waldron, and Karen Wilson. 2014. "Valorisation of Vietnamese Rice Straw Waste: Catalytic Aqueous Phase Reforming of Hydrolysate from Steam Explosion to Platform Chemicals" Catalysts 4, no. 4: 414-426. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/catal4040414