Boosting biomass valorisation. Synergistic design of continuous flow reactors and water-tolerant polystyrene acid catalysts for a non-stop production of esters
01 Pubblicazione su rivista
Trombettoni Valeria, Sciosci Daniele, Bracciale Maria Paola, Campana Filippo, Santarelli Maria Laura, Marrocchi Assunta, Vaccaro Luigi
DOI: 10.1039/C8GC00824H
ISSN: 1463-9262
An effective flow protocol exploiting the features of a specifically designed solid catalytic system has been defined for the direct esterification of biomass-derived carboxylic acids with structurally diverse alcohols on grams per hour scale and with minimal cost in terms of waste disposal. The potential of the catalyst to work indefinitely under pump-free continuous flow conditions has been explored.