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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2702-2705 |
| Journal | Green Chemistry |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Early online date | 01 May 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Jun 2018 |
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- Catalytic depolymerisation of suberin rich biomass with precious metal catalysts
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Gary Sheldrake
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering - Visiting Scholar
- Green and Sustainable Chemistry
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