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N-methyl-2-pyrrolidonium-based Brönsted-Lewis acidic ionic liquids as catalysts for the hydrolysis of cellulose

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We experimentally studied the catalytic performances of a series of Brönsted-Lewis acidic N-methyl-2-pyrrolidonium metal chlorides ([Hnmp]Cl/MCl x , where M=Fe, Zn, Al, or Cu) for the hydrolysis of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and cotton to produce reducing sugar. A variety of factors, such as temperature, time, ionic liquid (IL) species, IL dosage, and the concentration of the metal chloride were investigated. [Hnmp]Cl/FeCl3 presented the best hydrolysis performance, affording a 98.8% yield of total reducing sugar from MCC (1 h, 100 °C, 0.1 g MCC, 0.2 g acidic IL, 2.0 g [Bmim]Cl as solvent), which is better than or comparable to results previously obtained with other–SO3H functionalized acidic ILs. The hydrolysis performances of [Hnmp]Cl/MCl x were rationalized using density functional theory calculations, which indicated that interactions between the metal chlorides and the cellulose, including charge-transfer interactions are important in the hydrolysis of cellulose and degradation of glucose. This work shows that Brönsted-Lewis acidic ILs are potential catalysts for the hydrolysis of cellulose to produce sugar.

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  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China

    Zheng Zhao, Na Li, Guangqing Liu, Xiaochun Chen & Guangren Yu

  2. College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China

    Zheng Zhao, Na Li, Guangqing Liu, Xiaochun Chen & Guangren Yu

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, 76062, Pakistan

    Abdul Waheed Bhutto

  4. Petrochemicals Research Chair, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia

    Ahmed A. Abdeltawab & Salem S. Al-Deyab

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Zhao, Z., Li, N., Bhutto, A.W. et al. N-methyl-2-pyrrolidonium-based Brönsted-Lewis acidic ionic liquids as catalysts for the hydrolysis of cellulose. Sci. China Chem. 59, 564–570 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-016-5592-1

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