One Step Catalytic Conversion of Polysaccharides in Ulva prolifera to Lactic Acid and Value-Added Chemicals
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Hydrothermal Experiments of Ulva prolifera
2.3. Liquid Products Analysis
2.4. Characterization of Solid Samples
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Composition of Ulva prolifera
3.2. Hydrothermal Conversion of Ulva prolifera
3.2.1. The Effect of Different Amounts of Y(III) Catalyst
3.2.2. The Effect of Temperature on Catalytic Reaction
3.2.3. The Impact of Different Reaction Time
3.2.4. The GPC and ESI-MS Analysis of Liquid Products
3.3. The FT-IR Spectra of Solid Samples
3.4. Catalytic Reaction Pathways of Hydrothermal Experiments
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Algae Characterization | Content | Test Methods |
---|---|---|
Proximate (wt%) | ||
Moisture | 4.3 | Drying at 80 °C according to [27] |
Combustible | 68.9 | Burning at 800 °C in air |
Ash | 26.8 | Burning at 800 °C in air |
Elemental (wt%) | ||
C | 41.1 | FLASH 1112SERIES Element Analyzer |
H | 7.6 | FLASH 1112SERIES Element Analyzer |
N | 1.6 | FLASH 1112SERIES Element Analyzer |
S | 3.4 | FLASH 1112SERIES Element Analyzer |
O | 46.3 | Calculated by difference (O=100-C-H-N-S) |
Biochemical (wt%) | ||
Carbohydrates | 44.5 | DNS colorimetric analysis |
Proteins | 8.1 | N (wt%) multiplied by conversion factor of 6.25 |
Lipids | 1.5 | Bligh and Dyer method |
Carbohydrates (wt%) | ||
Glucose | 13.5 | Hydrolyzing of polysaccharides in feedstock |
Xylose | 8.4 | Hydrolyzing of polysaccharides in feedstock |
Rhamnose | 18.1 | Hydrolyzing of polysaccharides in feedstock |
Others | 4.5 | Calculated by difference |
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Li, M.; Zhou, Y.; Hu, C. One Step Catalytic Conversion of Polysaccharides in Ulva prolifera to Lactic Acid and Value-Added Chemicals. Catalysts 2023, 13, 262. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020262
Li M, Zhou Y, Hu C. One Step Catalytic Conversion of Polysaccharides in Ulva prolifera to Lactic Acid and Value-Added Chemicals. Catalysts. 2023; 13(2):262. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020262
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Mingyu, Yingdong Zhou, and Changwei Hu. 2023. "One Step Catalytic Conversion of Polysaccharides in Ulva prolifera to Lactic Acid and Value-Added Chemicals" Catalysts 13, no. 2: 262. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020262