Etherification of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to a Biodiesel Component Over Ionic Liquid Modified Zeolites
: Eero Salminen, Narendra Kumar, Pasi Virtanen, Mikko Tenho, Päivi Mäki-Arvela, Jyri-Pekka Mikkola
Publisher: SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
: NEW YORK; 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA
: 2013
: Topics in Catalysis
: Topics in Catalysis
: Top.Catal.
: 9-10
: 56
: 9-10
: 765
: 769
: 5
: 1022-5528
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-013-0035-0
In this work, ionic liquid (IL) modified H-Beta zeolites were prepared and the physicochemical properties of the catalysts were investigated. IL modified zeolites were applied in 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) etherification to tert-butoxymethylfurfural (tBMF) which is a potential (bio)diesel component. The best catalyst, IL-H-Beta-25, yielded at BMF selectivity of 76 % corresponding to a HMF conversion of 46 %.