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Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
Published in: Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 4/2022

26-03-2020 | Original Article

Improved lignin pyrolysis over attapulgite-supported solid acid catalysts

Authors: Zhen Wu, Fei Wang, Jiming Xu, Jun Zhang, Xinxu Zhao, Lei Hu, Yetao Jiang

Published in: Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery | Issue 4/2022

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Abstract

An efficient process for the pyrolysis of Kraft lignin using attapulgite (ATP) as catalyst was developed in the present work. Compared with the common catalyst carriers of γ-Al2O3, ZSM-5, and diatomite, ATP with rich Lewis acid and Bronsted acid sites gave the lowest residue yield of 33.9% and the highest monomers yield of 7.96% at 500 °C for 1 h. ATP-supported catalyst SZA was optimally selected from the fabricated ATP-supported catalysts (SZA, S2O82−/ATP, Nb2O5/ATP, MgO/ATP, and CaO/ATP), resulting in a residue yield of 16.4% and a monomer yield of 11.5% at the optimized temperature of 600 °C. Moreover, good feedstock adaptability of the selected catalyst was also confirmed. The plausible reaction pathways of lignin degradation by catalytic pyrolysis over ATP-supported catalysts involving demethoxylated phenols and alkylated phenols formation were proposed. In addition, it was also found that the ATP-supported catalyst was effective for the upgrading of bio-oil obtained from lignin liquefaction in a mixture solvent of ethanol/1,4-dioxane/formic acid, which laid a good foundation for the further value-added utilization of bio-oil.
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Metadata
Title
Improved lignin pyrolysis over attapulgite-supported solid acid catalysts
Authors
Zhen Wu
Fei Wang
Jiming Xu
Jun Zhang
Xinxu Zhao
Lei Hu
Yetao Jiang
Publication date
26-03-2020
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery / Issue 4/2022
Print ISSN: 2190-6815
Electronic ISSN: 2190-6823
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-020-00667-4

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