Reduction of formic acid to methanol under hydrothermal conditions in the presence of Cu and Zn

Jianke Liu; Xu Zeng; Min Cheng; Jun Yun; Qiuju Li; Zhenzi Jing; Fangming Jin

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2012.03.032

Reduction of formic acid to methanol under hydrothermal conditions in the presence of Cu and Zn

Jianke Liu, Xu Zeng, Min Cheng, Jun Yun, Qiuju Li, Zhenzi Jing, Fangming Jin

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Formic acid is the main breakdown product of mild hydrothermal treatment of carbohydrates. Further conversion to methanol was achieved using Cu as catalyst and Zn as reductant under hydrothermal conditions of 250-325 °C for 3-12. h. Both Cu and Zn used were commercial Cu and Zn powders with particle sizes of 200. mesh. A methanol yield of 32% was achieved at 300 °C for 5. h with 6.5. mmol of Cu, 12. mmol of Zn and a filling rate of 44%. Thus, this process may provide a promising solution to producing methanol from biomass by converting carbohydrates into formic acid.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	658-662
Number of pages	5
Journal	Bioresource Technology
Volume	114
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2012.03.032
Publication status	Published - 2012 Jun

Keywords

Biomass utilization
Cu/ZnO catalyst
Hydrothermal conditions
Methanol

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Bioengineering
Environmental Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Waste Management and Disposal

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