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Catalytic Oxidation of Ethyl Lactate to Ethyl Pyruvate over Au-Based Catalyst Using Authentic Air as Oxidant

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Highly dispersed Au nanoparticles supported on Ni–Al mixed metal oxides (Au/NiAl-MMO) were prepared by a facile method, which is significantly efficient for the aerobic oxidation of ethyl lactate using authentic air as the oxidant, achieving 72.6% ethyl lactate conversion and 88.3% selectivity to ethyl pyruvate at 240 °C in a continuous fixed-bed reactor. The catalyst retained its catalytic performance during a long-term stability test. Characterization and experimental studies on the kinetic dependence sequence of the reactants and elementary reaction steps confirmed that the Au/NiAl-MMO catalyst followed the Mars–van Krevelen mechanism, with the activation of O2 as the elementary step. The quasi in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectra demonstrated that the active sites in the Au/NiAl-MMO catalyst were Au nanoparticles. This work may provide a novel technique for developing more efficient supported metal catalysts for the aerobic oxidation of ethyl lactate using authentic air as the oxidant.

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Highly dispersed Au nanoparticle catalyst was facilely prepared for the efficient catalytic oxidation of ethyl lactate with authentic air.

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This work is supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFB0604801), National Natural Science Foundation of China (22002007), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (XK2022-12), the Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering of the Beijing University of Chemical Technology (21530009067).

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  2. Key Lab of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

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Lu, S., Zhang, J., Wu, Z. et al. Catalytic Oxidation of Ethyl Lactate to Ethyl Pyruvate over Au-Based Catalyst Using Authentic Air as Oxidant. Catal Surv Asia 26, 211–220 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10563-022-09359-7

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