Onwudili, JA (2015) Influence of reaction conditions on the composition of liquid products from two-stage catalytic hydrothermal processing of lignin. Bioresource Technology, 187. 60 - 69. ISSN 0960-8524
Abstract
The influence of reaction conditions on the composition of liquid products during two-stage hydrothermal conversion of alkali lignin has been investigated in a batch reactor. Reactions were carried out in the presence of formic acid (FA) and Pt/Al2O3 catalyst. The two different sets of reaction conditions involved alternative reaction times of 1 h and 5 h at 265 °C and 350 °C, respectively. These provided different contributions to reaction severity, which affected the compositions of liquid products. Yields of liquid products reached up to 40 wt% (on lignin feed basis) in the presence of FA under the less severe reaction condition. With 5 h reaction time at 350 °C, alkylphenols, alkylguaiacols and hydrocarbons were the dominant liquid products. However, with 5 h reaction time at 265 °C, phenol and methanol became dominant. The two-stage hydrothermal process led to improved lignin conversion, with the potential to manipulate the liquid product range.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Bioresource Technology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Lignin; Hydrothermal; Catalysis; Aromatic chemicals; Conversion |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) > Energy Research Institute (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 26 Aug 2015 13:45 |
Last Modified: | 25 Mar 2016 10:55 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.088 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.088 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:85314 |