Continuous Reductive Amination of Biomass-Derived Molecules over Carbonized Filter Paper-Supported FeNi Alloy

Gianpaolo Chieffi; Max Braun; Davide Esposito

doi:10.1002/cssc.201500804

Continuous Reductive Amination of Biomass-Derived Molecules over Carbonized Filter Paper-Supported FeNi Alloy

ChemSusChem. 2015 Nov;8(21):3590-4. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201500804. Epub 2015 Sep 18.

Authors

Gianpaolo Chieffi¹, Max Braun¹, Davide Esposito²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Colloid Chemistry, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424, Potsdam, Germany.
² Department of Colloid Chemistry, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424, Potsdam, Germany. [email protected].

PMID: 26382851
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201500804

Abstract

This paper reports the continuous reductive amination of different molecules, including biomass-related compounds, over carbon-supported FeNi nanoparticles obtained on the basis of inexpensive and abundant metal precursors and cellulose. A biorefinery case study for the preparation of pyrrolidones via acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of glucose followed by reductive amination of the obtained levulinic acid is described.

Keywords: biomass; biorefineries; heterogeneous catalysis; reductive amination; sustainability.

MeSH terms

Aldehydes / chemistry*
Amination
Biomass*
Carbon / chemistry*
Catalysis
Cellulose / chemistry*
Filtration
Glucose / chemistry
Iron / chemistry*
Levulinic Acids / chemistry
Molecular Structure
Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Nickel / chemistry*
Oxidation-Reduction
Paper*
Pyrrolidinones / chemistry

Substances

Aldehydes
Levulinic Acids
Pyrrolidinones
ferronickel
Carbon
Nickel
Cellulose
Iron
Glucose
levulinic acid