能源化学(英文) ›› 2016, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (6): 907-910.DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2016.08.010

• PERSPECTIVES • 上一篇    下一篇

Towards a green bulk-scale biobutanol from bioethanol upgrading

Qi Zhanga, Jing Donga,b, Yongmei Liua, Yangdong Wangb, Yong Caoa   

  1. a Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China;
    b SINOPEC Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Shanghai 201208, China
  • 收稿日期:2016-07-19 修回日期:2016-08-13 出版日期:2016-11-15 发布日期:2016-10-19
  • 通讯作者: Yangdong Wang, Yong Cao
  • 基金资助:

    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21273044,21473035,and 91545108),SINOPEC (X514005),and the Open project of State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering (SKL-ChE-15C02).

Towards a green bulk-scale biobutanol from bioethanol upgrading

Qi Zhanga, Jing Donga,b, Yongmei Liua, Yangdong Wangb, Yong Caoa   

  1. a Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China;
    b SINOPEC Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Shanghai 201208, China
  • Received:2016-07-19 Revised:2016-08-13 Online:2016-11-15 Published:2016-10-19
  • Contact: Yangdong Wang, Yong Cao
  • Supported by:

    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21273044,21473035,and 91545108),SINOPEC (X514005),and the Open project of State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering (SKL-ChE-15C02).

摘要: Biobutanol is attracting increasingly interest as a source of renewable energy and biofuels because of its many advantages over bioethanol that include higher energy density, fuel efficiency, and reduced engine damages. Currently, there is a growing interest in producing biobutanol from bioethanol, in view of the tremendous potential benefits of this transformation for the bulk production of biobutanol in a target specific manner. This perspective paper describes recent progress for the ethanol to butanol process. The different catalysts, including homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic systems, for ethanol to butanol are outlined and compared, and the key issues and requirements for future developments are highlighted. A major challenge for further development and application of ethanol to butanol process is to find an optimal balance between different catalytic functions and to suppress the formation of side products that has plagued most catalytic bioethanol upgrading systems.

关键词: Catalysis, Ethanol, 1-Butanol, Guerbet reaction

Abstract: Biobutanol is attracting increasingly interest as a source of renewable energy and biofuels because of its many advantages over bioethanol that include higher energy density, fuel efficiency, and reduced engine damages. Currently, there is a growing interest in producing biobutanol from bioethanol, in view of the tremendous potential benefits of this transformation for the bulk production of biobutanol in a target specific manner. This perspective paper describes recent progress for the ethanol to butanol process. The different catalysts, including homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic systems, for ethanol to butanol are outlined and compared, and the key issues and requirements for future developments are highlighted. A major challenge for further development and application of ethanol to butanol process is to find an optimal balance between different catalytic functions and to suppress the formation of side products that has plagued most catalytic bioethanol upgrading systems.

Key words: Catalysis, Ethanol, 1-Butanol, Guerbet reaction