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Chemistry and Industry of Forest Products ›› 2017, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (2): 42-48.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-2417.2017.02.005

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Liquefaction of Eucalyptus Sawdust Catalyzed by [C4H8SO3Hmim] HSO4

WU Honglou1, CHEN Fangeng1, WANG Jing2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Architecture Science, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
  • Received:2016-07-18 Online:2017-04-25 Published:2017-05-04

Abstract: Eucalyptus sawdust was liquefied in ethylene glycol under atmospheric pressure using 1-(4-sulfobutyl)-3-methylimidazolium hydrosulfate([C4H8SO3Hmim] HSO4) as catalyst. The effects of the reaction time, temperature and dosage of catalyst on the liquefaction yield and the distribution of liquefaction products were studied. The results showed that the optimal conditions of liquefaction were: 10g eucalyptus sawdust, 60g ethylene glycol, 10 mmol [C4H8SO3Hmim] HSO4, 160 ℃ and 150 min. The liquefaction yield was up to 96.41% under the optimal conditions. The Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectra, thermal gravimetric and the X-ray diffraction analysis of the residual showed that the major component in the residue was cellulose with high crystallinity. The FT-IR analysis of water-insoluble products showed that water-insoluble products mainly included degradation products from lignin. The GC-MS analysis showed the water-soluble products mainly included levulinic acid and methyl levulinate which was originated from cellulose.

Key words: ionic liquid, eucalyptus sawdust, liquefaction, residue, soluble fraction

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