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Er/β-zeolite-catalyzed one-pot conversion of cellulose to lactic acid

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Various Er/β-zeolite catalysts were prepared by grafting erbium species in aqueous solutions of erbium chloride onto β-zeolites. The catalysts were characterized using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy, N2 physical adsorption, powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and NH3 temperature-programmed desorption. These catalysts were evaluated in the one-pot hydrothermal conversion of cellulose to lactic acid. Lactic acid yields of approximately 58 % were obtained using an erbium grafted on de-aluminated β zeolite (Er/deAlβ-2) with an erbium content of 12.4 wt% and a Si/Al ratio of 159:1. In catalyst recycling tests, the lactic acid yield decreased from 57.9 % in the first cycle to 51.2, 49.8 and 49.6 % in the second, third and fourth cycles, respectively. The decreases in catalytic activity during recycling are proposed to arise mainly from a combination of erbium ion leaching, deposition of carbon species in the zeolite pores and the partial structure collapse.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21576161), the Program for Key Science and Technology Innovation Team of Shaanxi Province (2012KCT-21), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (GK201501007), the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of China (IRT_14R33).

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Wang, FF., Wu, HZ., Ren, HF. et al. Er/β-zeolite-catalyzed one-pot conversion of cellulose to lactic acid. J Porous Mater 24, 697–706 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-016-0306-9

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