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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2024)
Vol 15, Núm.1 (2024): Enero-Junio

Artículos de investigación / Research papers

Sulfonated-cellulose as catalysts for the efficient conversion of levulinic acid into ethyl levulinate

https://doi.org/10.19053/01217488.v15.n1.2024.16871

Published 2024-04-09

  • Rodrigo Reynoso
    • ,
  • Gustavo A. Pasquale
    • ,
  • Diego M. Ruiz
    • ,
  • Luis A. Páez
    • ,
  • José J. Martinez
    • ,
  • Gustavo P. Romanelli

Rodrigo Reynoso
Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Centro de Investigaciónes en Sanidad Vegetal (CISaV)

Gustavo A. Pasquale
Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Centro de Investigaciónes en Sanidad Vegetal (CISaV

Diego M. Ruiz
Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Centro de Investigaciónes en Sanidad Vegetal (CISaV)

Luis A. Páez
Fundación Universitaria Juan de Castellanos

José J. Martinez
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia UPTC

Gustavo P. Romanelli
Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Aplicadas “Jorge Ronco” (CINDECA). CONICET-Univesidad Nacional de La Plata

Abstract

This study highlights the use of cellulose sulfuric acid as a heterogeneous, reusable catalyst derived from biomass (Cortaderia Selloana) for synthesizing ethyl levulinate through catalytic esterification of levulinic acid with ethanol. The effects of temperature, catalyst loading, and the molar ratio of ethanol: levulinic acid on the yield of ethyl levulinate were studied to optimize production. A yield of 95% was achieved at 16 hours, 80 °C, and a molar ratio of 3:1 of ethanol: levulinic acid. These results demonstrate that obtaining high yields of ethyl levulinate is feasible using a biomass-derived catalyst.

Keywords

cellulose sulfuric acid; ethyl levulinate; levulinic acid esterification.

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