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Prominent Roles of Impurities in Ionic Liquid for Catalytic Conversion of Carbohydrates

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Impurities present in commercially available ionic liquids display prominent catalytic functions toward carbohydrate conversion. Little conversion was observed at 180 °C with high purity [EMIM]Cl ionic liquid whereas significant conversion was observed for ionic liquids of lower purity levels. Addition of metal halides to high purity [EMIM]Cl catalyze cellulose conversion with drastically different product selectivities dependent on the metal ions. CuCl2 is an active catalyst for hydrolyzing cellulose and further degrading the products. CrCl2 is an active and a selective catalyst for the formation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF). CrCl2 also helps stabilize the 5-HMF product. FeCl2 does not show catalytic activity. Metal impurities in ionic liquid correlate to the activities observed when similar metals were added to high purity ionic liquids.

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This work was supported by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a multiprogram national laboratory operated by Battelle for the U.S. DOE under contract no. DE-AC06-76RL01830.

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  1. Huntsman LLC, The Woodlands, TX, 77380, USA

    Haibo Zhao

  2. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA

    Heather M. Brown & Johnathan E. Holladay

  3. KiOR, Inc., Pasadena, TX, 77507, USA

    Z. Conrad Zhang

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Zhao, H., Brown, H.M., Holladay, J.E. et al. Prominent Roles of Impurities in Ionic Liquid for Catalytic Conversion of Carbohydrates. Top Catal 55, 33–37 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-012-9772-8

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