In 2022,Energies (Basel, Switzerland) included an article by Wu, Haijun; Shakeel, Usama; Zhang, Quan; Zhang, Kai; Xu, Xia; Xu, Jian. COA of Formula: C4H6O3. The article was titled 《Ethanol-Assisted Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Poplar Using Fe-Co/Al2O3 as Catalyst》. The information in the text is summarized as follows:
Although the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into bio-oil with high yield/quality through hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is promising, it still faces many challenges. In this study, a Fex-Co(1-x)/Al2O3 catalyst was prepared with the coprecipitation method and low-content ethanol was used as the cosolvent for the HTL of poplar. The results showed that the Fex-Co(1-x)/Al2O3 catalyst significantly promoted the yield and energy recovery rate (ERR) of bio-oil compared with the control (10% ethanol content). At 260 °C for 30 min, 60Fe-40Co/Al2O3 had the best catalytic effect, achieving the highest bio-oil yield (67.35%) and ERR (93.07%). As a multifunctional bimetallic catalyst, Fex-Co(1-x)/Al2O3 could not only increase the degree of hydrogenation deoxidization of the product but also promote the diversity of phenolic compounds gained from lignin. The bio-oil obtained from HTL with Fex-Co(1-x)/Al2O3 as catalyst contained lower heterocyclic nitrogen, promoting the transfer of more bio-oil components to substances with lower b.p. The experimental process involved the reaction of 3-Hydroxydihydrofuran-2(3H)-one(cas: 19444-84-9COA of Formula: C4H6O3)
3-Hydroxydihydrofuran-2(3H)-one(cas: 19444-84-9) is a 5-membered cyclic ester. It was obtained via tin-conversion of biomass-derived 1,3-dihydroxyacetone (DHA) and formaldehyde. And it may be employed as starting reagent in the synthesis of series of seco-pseudonucleoside synthons via aminolysis.COA of Formula: C4H6O3
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Tetrahydrofuran – Wikipedia,
Tetrahydrofuran | (CH2)3CH2O – PubChem