Lee Hye-Jin, Choi Il-Ho, Kim Seung-Wook, Hwang Kyung-Ran
Energy Resource Upcycling Research Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon 34129, Korea.
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136701, Korea.
Polymers (Basel). 2021 Aug 25;13(17):2850. doi: 10.3390/polym13172850.
The catalytic dehydration of a bio-based fatty alcohol was performed using AlO prepared by solvothermal synthesis for selective production of long-chain linear-alpha-olefins (LAO). The effect of the synthesis temperature of alumina precursors on the dehydration of 1-octadecanol (CHO) was examined based on the textural properties and Lewis acid-base properties of the catalysts. Amorphous alumina synthesized at 325 °C showed the highest surface area (233.07 m/g) and total pore volume (1.237 cm/g) among the catalysts and the best dehydration results: 93% conversion, 62% selectivity of 1-octadecene (CH), and 89% LAO purity. This was attributed to the increased Al/O ratio and atomic concentration of surface O in alumina, which were important factors in the catalytic dehydration of 1-octadecanol through the synergistic catalysis of acid-base pairs. The produced bio-based LAO can be key intermediates for synthesis of oxo alcohols and poly-alpha-olefins, as alternatives to petroleum-based LAO to achieve carbon neutrality in chemical industry.
采用溶剂热合成法制备的AlO对生物基脂肪醇进行催化脱水,以选择性生产长链线性α-烯烃(LAO)。基于催化剂的织构性质和Lewis酸碱性质,研究了氧化铝前驱体合成温度对1-十八醇(CHO)脱水的影响。在325℃合成的无定形氧化铝在催化剂中表现出最高的比表面积(233.07 m/g)和总孔体积(1.237 cm/g),以及最佳的脱水结果:转化率93%,1-十八烯(CH)选择性62%,LAO纯度89%。这归因于氧化铝中Al/O比和表面O原子浓度的增加,这是通过酸碱对的协同催化作用实现1-十八醇催化脱水的重要因素。所生产的生物基LAO可作为合成羰基醇和聚α-烯烃的关键中间体,替代石油基LAO,以实现化学工业的碳中和。