Functionalized Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas: Tunable Hydrophobic Solid Acids for Biomass Conversion

Jinesh Manayil; Adam Lee; Karen Wilson

doi:10.3390/molecules24020239

Functionalized Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas: Tunable Hydrophobic Solid Acids for Biomass Conversion

Jinesh Manayil, Adam Lee, Karen Wilson

Engineering & Applied Science

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Abstract

The catalytic deoxygenation of bio-based feedstocks to fuels and chemicals presents new challenges to the catalytic scientist, with many transformations either performed in or liberating water as a byproduct during reaction. The design of catalysts with tunable hydrophobicity to aid product and reactant adsorption or desorption, respectively, is vital for processes including (trans)esterification and condensation reactions employed in sustainable biodiesel production and bio-oil upgrading processes. Increasing surface hydrophobicity of catalyst materials offers a means to displace water from the catalyst active site, and minimizes potential deactivation or hydrolysis side reactions. Hybrid organic–inorganic porous solids offer exciting opportunities to tune surface polarity and hydrophobicity, as well as critical parameters in controlling adsorption, reactant activation, and product selectivity in liquid and vapor phase catalysis. Here, we review advances in the synthesis and application of sulfonic-acid-functionalized periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMO) as tunable hydrophobic solid acid catalysts in reactions relevant to biorefining and biofuel production.

Original language	English
Article number	239
Journal	Molecules
Volume	24
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24020239
Publication status	Published - 10 Jan 2019

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Keywords

Biofuels
Biorefining
Hydrophobicity
Periodic mesoporous organosilica
Solid acid catalysis

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Manayil, J., Lee, A., & Wilson, K. (2019). Functionalized Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas: Tunable Hydrophobic Solid Acids for Biomass Conversion. Molecules, 24(2), [239]. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24020239

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