Application of multifunctional zeolitic catalysts for direct conversion of furfural into - valerolactone

• Grant number: 24/01433-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: March 01, 2024
• End date: July 31, 2028
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Industries
• Principal Investigator: Elisabete Moreira Assaf
• Grantee: Yuri Luiz de Lima
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química de São Carlos (IQSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 22/10615-1 - Consolidation of the biorefinery concept applied to the biological treatment of wastewater and solid wastes, AP.TEM

Abstract

The evolution of catalytic conversion processes of lignocellulosic biomass derivatives is great interest in the chemical industry because they are precursors for the synthesis of a series of relevance, such as -valerolactone. This project seeks to develop processes for direct conversion of furfural into -valerolactone using multifunctional catalysts based onlamellar zeolitic structures. Catalysts will be used that combine Brønsted acid sites andLewis structures of two- and three-dimensional structures, as well as materials containing transition metal clustersencapsulated in micropores. With combinations of different acid sites and/or Brønsted sites and metals, the aim is to add functionalities to the catalyst that are capable of overcoming thehydration/dehydration and hydrogen transfer during the single-step reaction. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

CATUZO, G. L.; DE LIMA, Y. L.; PETROLINI, D. D.; ASSAF, E. M.. Influence of the La/Ce ratio on La-Ce oxides promoted by Sr in the methane oxidative coupling reaction. CATALYSIS TODAY, v. 444, p. 11-pg., 2024-08-26. (24/01433-2, 23/10582-9, 22/10615-1, 19/10980-9)