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Catalytic depolymerisation of suberin rich biomass with precious metal catalysts

  • Christopher S McCallum
  • , Nicholas Strachan
  • , Stephen C Bennett
  • , W. Graham Forsythe
  • , Mark D Garrett
  • , Christopher Hardacre
  • , Kevin Morgan
  • , Gary N. Sheldrake

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Abstract

Hydrogenolysis of cork has been examined using a range of precious metal catalysts studying the effect of the support, added base and solvent used. The addition of a catalyst and a base resulted in a bio-oil increase of 9.3 – 158 % compared to when no catalyst was used along with an increase in lipid yield of 113-258 %. The solvent change to 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran from the original dioxane solvent system allowed for a change to a “greener” solvent as well as an increased yield from 11.5 wt% bio-oil yield to 42.6 wt% bio-oil yield, in the absence of base
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2702-2705
JournalGreen Chemistry
Volume20
Issue number12
Early online date01 May 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jun 2018

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  2. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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