Issue 18, 2017

Benign-by-design preparation of humin-based iron oxide catalytic nanocomposites

Abstract

The current acid-catalyzed conversion of biomass feedstocks yields substantial quantities of undesired by-products called humins, for which applications are yet to be found. This work aims to provide a starting point for valorisation of humins via preparation of humin-based iron oxide catalytic nanocomposites from humins and thermally treated humins (foams) via solvent-free methodologies including ball milling and thermal degradation. The prepared materials were found to be active in the microwave-assisted selective oxidation of isoeugenol (conversions >87%) to vanillin, proving the feasibility to use humin by-products as template/composite materials.

Graphical abstract: Benign-by-design preparation of humin-based iron oxide catalytic nanocomposites

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 May 2017
Accepted
09 Aug 2017
First published
09 Aug 2017

Green Chem., 2017,19, 4423-4434

Benign-by-design preparation of humin-based iron oxide catalytic nanocomposites

L. Filiciotto, A. M. Balu, A. A. Romero, E. Rodríguez-Castellón, J. C. van der Waal and R. Luque, Green Chem., 2017, 19, 4423 DOI: 10.1039/C7GC01405H

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